to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
that's the way it is; such is life
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
manager; landlord; warden; root (user)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
how long; how far; how much
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
having not the slightest idea
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
absence; disregard; indifference
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
originally; by nature; from the start
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to