one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
to talk to oneself; to mutter
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
stirring; slight movement
to make oneself available (free)
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
to be at a loss for words
all you have to do is; just; that's all
to have an audience; to meet; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
preservation; retainment; keeping
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
such; like that; that sort of
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
vibrancy; strength; one's prime (around age 30; esp. of a man); counter for cones or sticks of moxa burned on the skin (in moxibustion)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
full view; plain sight; completely visible
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
to be too numerous; to be too much
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing