creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
how many years; how long; what year
to pass (of time); to elapse
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
firm; unshakeable; resolute
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
originator; pioneer; inventor; progenitor; primogenitor; founder of a family line
love birds; sickeningly sweet and soppy couple
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to spread; to be propagated
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)