prayer (for something); supplication
perfectly ordered; perfectly coordinated
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
passage; path; route; one's way
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
looks; features; (personal) appearance
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
male-female relationships; relations between the sexes; sexual relations
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
special selection; finest pick; top pick
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
office kitchenette; room with facilities for boiling water
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
person who gets lonely easily; person who does not like to be alone; person who craves company
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
moisture; humidity; dampness
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
saving water; water conservation; economizing on water
money loser; high-cost, low-return project
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
(act of) drinking water; (water) drinking container; glass; peasant
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (of a single person)
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); the elite; person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric