processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
compassionate; sympathetic
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
traveling expenses; travelling expenses
about this time; about now
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
(death from) starvation; starving to death
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
small change; pocket change; coins; small sum of money
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
without leaving any trace
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
sympathy; compassion; pity
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
serious; severe; grave; acute
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
sacred teachings (esp. of Confucius); Confucianism; Christianity; Buddhism
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
surrounding countries; neighboring countries; neighbouring countries
sublimation; sublimation (of an impulse); sublimation (i.e. transforming into a purer or nobler form)