to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out
surely; certainly; without doubt
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
to make an appearance; to show up
(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
bright person; talented student; prodigy
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to break a dam; to burst out
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
infant; baby; little child
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
while; during; performed in this condition
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)