to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
origin; source; exit; point of departure; time to take action
newcomer; initiate; rookie
guess; conjecture; surmise
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
all year round; all the time; year in and year out
to be worried; to be troubled
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
willpower; energy; vitality
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to go past; to pass; to pass by
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
to say; to be pleased to say
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge
bribe; sweetener; douceur
to be too numerous; to be too much
unanticipated; unexpected
to manage something successfully; to be successful
transactions; dealings; business