lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)
gleaming; shining; glistening
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
pain and itching; mental anguish; unhealthy emotions
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)
to become desperate; to give in to despair
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
swaying (with large slow movements); shaking
oil sands; tar sands; bituminous sands
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
both; both sides; both parties
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
forward inclination (of the body); bending forward; anteversion
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to have a talk; to tell a story
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
devotion; attachment; obsession; infatuation; (romantic) obsession