polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
master; expert; mansion; large house; rich family; distinguished family
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
sickroom; hospital room; ward
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
plate (e.g. nameplate, license plate); plate (dish); (tectonic) plate; (home) plate; pitcher's mound; plate; plate
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ); to be depressed; to feel down
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
to shave off; to scrape off
article left behind (at a crime scene, after death, etc.)
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
substitution; replacement; permutation; substitution; displacement
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
being connected at a fundamental level; having an unseen commonality; underlying (both)
interlude (in traditional Japanese music); chanting or clapping along (during a song or dance); interjection
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
to make up for; to compensate for; to offset
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous
friction; discord; strife
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
chattering; chit-chat; (ladies) prattle
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
(speaking) bluntly; frankly; straightforwardly; openly; directly; unhesitantingly
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
to be hesitant; to feel timid
to listen again; to ask again
disapproval; reluctance; unwillingness
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
to pay attention (to); to be considerate (of); to be thoughtful (of); to show concern (for); to take care; to be careful
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard