cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
notice; attention; observation
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
trouble; bother; annoyance
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
each country; every country; various countries; all countries
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
rest; relaxation; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
kindness (shown by others); courtesy; favor; favour; good offices
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
... years old; age (of) ...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; here and there; (sound of) walking slowly
to hit hard; to strike hard
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at