to accept; to receive; to agree
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
(deliberate) misinterpretation; distortion (of someone's words, etc.); contortion; perversion; disingenuous understanding
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to hand down (a story, legend, etc.); to pass on (to the next generation); to spread (a rumor, news, etc.); to circulate; to send word; to pass on (a message)
to catch (a wild animal or fish); to capture; to hunt; to win (a title, prize, etc.); to conquer
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
defeating in an instant; instant kill
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
immediately; at once; instantly
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; poor-looking
curtain separating a central room from the aisles around it (in palatial-style architecture)
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
manners; behavior; behaviour
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured); (another person's) wife
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come