looking for (a suitable thing or person); searching for; hunting out; picking out; shopping around for; searching (a place)
medical and pharmaceutical products; medicinal supplies; drugs; pharmaceuticals; medicine
retort (vessel used for distillation); retort (airtight vessel used to heat and sterilize canned or retort-pouch food)
ready-made; common-law (wife)
behaving like a married couple; posing as a married couple
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
invalid diet; diet for the sick; diet for patients
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
pan; pot; transgender man (female-to-male); butch lesbian; (arch.) maidservant; (arch.) housemaid
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
cooling; refrigeration; cooling down (of a political conflict, etc.); calming down
to re-cover; to reupholster; to repaper; to renew (e.g. a plaster)
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
to become possible; to become able to (do)
timidity; nervousness; being easily intimidated
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
yellow; yellow card; Asian; Oriental
blue; sad; down (in the dumps)
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
to take off (another's clothes); to strip someone (of their clothes); to undress
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
since when; from when; how long