to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
loveable; very likeable; like very much
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
please (give me); please (do for me)
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
letter; missive; note; mail
to act the goody-goody; to pretend to be nice
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
to pick up; to find; to gather
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
corridor; hallway; passageway
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish