fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
I have nothing to do with it
future (usually near); prospects
matter for great congratulation
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to set (citizens) to work; to employ (by force); to use
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to be crowded (with); to be packed; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
reduction by half; halving
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
action of making something; -ification
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
useless resistance; vain struggle
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
fork; junction; parting of the ways; turning point
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
scattered animal feed; ground bait
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
there being no use in arguing (about it)
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)