gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
mixing; blending (e.g. spices); compounding (e.g. a medicine); making up; dispensing (a prescription); preparation
pleasant feeling; good vibes
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
cool or attractive expression (when posing for a photo)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
lese majesty; lèse-majesté
is something that; is that which
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
(understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation; sophistication; refinement
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
once again; yet again; (there you go) again
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to be onto a good thing; to make money without working; to line one's pockets
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
unwillingly; reluctantly; against one's will
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in; to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.); to be fluffy
man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
inquiry; enquiry; hearing
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
no matter what; whatever happens; under any circumstances; never
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
from out of nowhere; from who knows where