to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to affix; to append; to entrust; to refer; to follow (the leader); to submit (a document, etc.)
had better ...; had better not ...
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
being too late; losing one's final chance
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
directions; instructions; orders; command
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
hot topic; talk of the town
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
government forces; loyalist army
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
truth is stranger than fiction
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
reality; actuality; hard fact
to take over; to hand over
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
light eating; spare diet; not eating much
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now