measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to loiter around; to wander about
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
just because; even if; even though
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
and yet; though; when; in spite of
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
I see; that's right; indeed
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
guardian; protector; patron; parent
all present; all concerned; all of us
finding employment; getting a job
interview (e.g. for a job)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
to take care doing something; to be prudent; to take no chances; to play it safe