to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark)
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
without (uttering) a single word; without (giving) even the slightest response
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
to become better; to improve
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to make an appeal; to urge
-less; lacking; non-existing
colorless and transparent
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
wherein; therein; thereinto
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to mind; to care; to worry
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand; by extension
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to dilute; to water down; to thin; to soften (e.g. a statement, impression, etc.); to weaken (e.g. an effect); to tone down
neutralization; neutralisation; neutralization (e.g. of a poison); counteraction
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)