to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to ask; to enquire; to query
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
womanly; ladylike; feminine
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
by myself; in person; by oneself
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
why; how; for what reason
woman; female; feminine gender
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
classical music; classic; classical; classic (work); the classics
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
the West; the Occident; Western countries
children's story; fairy tale
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style