it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
memory; memory; recollection; remembrance
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to shake; to sway; to waver
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
emotional scars; mental trauma
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to cry and shout; to scream
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
to look forward to something
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small