to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
beyond that point; after that
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
right under; directly below
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
incident; affair; happening; event
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
openhearted; frank; broad-minded
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
linguist; language expert
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
absorption; suction; attraction
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to