law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
to look away; to avert one's eyes
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
having a crush on someone; flushing
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
herbal tea; herb tea; tisane
mixing; compounding; dispensing (e.g. prescription)
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
Full speed ahead!; Full steam ahead!
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
convenient; handy; useful
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
by some chance; somehow; in some way; somehow or other; one way or another; by any means possible
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely