lady attendant; female servant; lady's maid; waiting maid
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
messenger; envoy; emissary
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
isn't it (that) different (from usual, from what one could expect, etc.)?; isn't that wrong?; no, that's wrong; it's not like that; that's not the case
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
pride; dignity; self-worth
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
(young) seductress; temptress; little devil; imp
charming; fascinating; attractive
and yet; despite (all) that
king; monarch; ruler; champion
personality; style; appearance
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier