to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
maintenance; preservation; improvement
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
no!; no no!; no, not at all
never ceasing; never ending; endless
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
slow-witted person; dimwit; halfwit; faded, dull-colored eggplant
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
middle of the night; dead of night
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
wrong; different; not like that
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
digital versatile disc; DVD
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy
going into battle; departure for the front
to easily defeat; to eat (one's opponent) alive; to bilk; to swindle; to dupe
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
time for ...; time to ...; good opportunity to ...; season
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
ten; 10; ten years of age
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
artifact spirit; in folk belief, long-lived objects (household objects, living beings, nature, etc.) become inhabited by a spirit
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through