quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
security; stability; safety; peace
to boast; to brag; to talk big
witnessing; observing; sighting
by itself; automatically; naturally
low spirits; depression; dejection; discouragement; despondency
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
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
trudging (along); plodding; slowly and with heavy steps
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
running water; flowing water; stream
cheap lodging (especially in a skid row area or slum); flophouse
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; bait
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
as you please; in any way you like; as you wish
oxygen deficiency; oxygen shortage; lack of oxygen
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
fame (for one's bravery); great renown
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
boastful speech; bragging
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
severe (illness, disability, etc.); serious
very shy person; bashful person
eloquence; volubility; (lit.) (like) water on a standing board
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
(talking in a) half-joking manner