to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
being too late; losing one's final chance
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
whirr; hum; buzz; whoosh; woosh; whiz
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
any more; any further; any better; any longer
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
Beijing dialect (of Mandarin); Pekingese
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to smash through (e.g. the enemy); to rout
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
stairs; stairway; staircase
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
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
illegal resident (in a country); illegal alien; illegal overstayer (person who has overstayed their visa)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to subsist; to keep on living
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed