to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
getting carried away; going too far; overdoing
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
irritation; annoyance; frustration
shyness; bashfulness; shame
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
fortune and misfortune are intertwined; fortune and misfortune come by turns; good luck and bad luck alternate (like the strands of a rope); good and bad fortune are next-door neighbours
inscrutable are the ways of heaven; fortune is unpredictable and changeable
admiration; wonder; astonishment
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
slowly and quietly; smoothly
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
close; intimate; on good terms
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
Everyone is safe (all right)
bodily sensation; feeling in the body; physical feeling; coenesthesia; cenesthesia; coenesthesis
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
dense; thick; rich (flavour, colour, etc.); deep; strong (smell); heavy
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
earnest apology; humble apology; apologizing profusely
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations