somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to become better; to improve
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
it's been a long time; long time no see
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
xiaolongbao (eastern Chinese steamed bun); soup dumpling
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
doomed (business, trade, etc.); in a bad state; poor