frequency; number of times; incidence; degree (e.g. temperature); strength (e.g. alcohol, lens, etc.)
easy to drink; easy to swallow; quaffable
first-rate; finest quality; the best
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
to name; to call; to christen; to term
miraculous medicine; miracle drug; wonder drug
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
and then; and so; and; so then
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
way of talking; speaking style
to hold still; to hold in place; to calm down; to become steady (e.g. of nerves); to become fixed (e.g. of a gaze); to become glazed
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
suffix used to negate a verb in the non-past tense
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
close adhesion; sticking firmly (to); relating closely (to); having relevance (to); contact printing
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
sobering up; method of sobering up
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
one's own strength and skill alone (without money, connections, etc); nothing to rely on but oneself; (being) self-made
near; nearby; not far off
to raise one's voice; to shout
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to grow up; to become an adult
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to develop a relationship; to build intimacy; to deepen a friendship; to get acquainted