to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
sexual (i.e. relating to biological sex); sexual (relations, attraction, abuse, etc.)
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
tool; implement; means; furniture
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
to keep away; to keep at a distance
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to invite in; to show someone in
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
as before; as ever; as it was originally
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
disorder; disturbance; unrest
to examine (medically); to have a look at; to check (a patient's pulse)
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
defense; defence; protection
cost of medical treatment; medical expenses; fees for treatment
declaration; proclamation; announcement
free (of charge); gratuitous
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
should time and circumstances permit
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back