with a clink; with a tap; with a click; instantly (fall asleep)
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
not worth considering; out of the question
negotiations; bargaining; talks; making demands
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
persistent; stubborn; sticky; viscous; viscous temperament (in Kretschmer's classification); epileptoid temperament
brink of death; time to give up; knowing when to give up
moment to quit; way to quit
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
perhaps; maybe; by some chance
to stop walking; to pause
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
with a snap; (breaking) cleanly; (rejecting) sternly; flatly; smartly; (dressing up) well
to bring (someone into a place); to lead into
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
way of reciting; way of telling a story
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
paltry; trifling; piddling; stud; small protuberance
to lean (on, against); to rest (against); to recline; to rely on (someone); to depend on
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money