pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
if it is (the case that ...)
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
(opening a door) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) with a clatter; with a crash; (changing) completely; totally
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
to be worried; to be troubled
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
just because; even if; even though
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
trouble; bother; annoyance
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to half-rise to one's feet
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
invisibly; secretly; privately
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
at the window; by the window; next to the window
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small