that's the way it is; such is life
you could say that; that might be so
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
Aphananthe oriental elm (Aphananthe aspera); mukutree
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
in the meanwhile; during the time
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
convenient; expedient; makeshift
to move (something) to another location; to change the position of; to rearrange; to replace; to exchange; to switch
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
default; default (setting)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
contradiction; inconsistency
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
tool; implement; means; furniture
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)