exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
bleeding; haemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; casualties; losses
to limp; to drag one's feet
fall; falling down; inversion; reversal; getting upset; losing one's presence of mind
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to be covertly swapped; to be replaced (e.g. with a counterfeit)
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); to take part (in some work); to hang about
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
piece of evidence; evidence
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
space; room; space (between letters, words, etc.); space (piece of type); (outer) space
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to correct oneself; to restate
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
fanaticism; zealotry; blind devotion
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on