method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
unable to get along; unable to cooperate; unable to hit it off; not seeing eye to eye
indigenousness; being native (to a region); settling (of people); native; indigenous; aboriginal
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
questions and answers; dialogue
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
originally; by nature; from the start
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
pointing out; identification
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
aging; ageing; adding to one's years
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
troublesome; annoying; complicated
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
property; fortune; means; assets
transfer; assignment; conveyance
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
rather; sooner; preferably
doing whatever one pleases
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
menial; meanness; servility; abject
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back