to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
state of mind; mentality; psychology
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
low flame (cooking); low heat; simmering
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
ten; 10; ten years of age
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
gender; distinction of sex; sex
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear