to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
at least; at most; (even) just
confidence; trust; faith; credit
considerably; greatly; a lot
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; recklessly; thoughtlessly; excessively
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
physical disorder; incongruity; incompatibility; inconsistency
on the occasion of; at the time of
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
elementary level; beginner level
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
not caring; not giving a damn
to become better; to improve
more than usual (usu. time)
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province
mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to cast; to mint; to coin
model (e.g. of a vehicle); type
establishment; settlement
form; method; system; formula
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
in order; in turn; one by one
lumping together (things or people); treating (everyone) alike; handling indiscriminately; making sweeping generalizations; dealing with (various things) under one head
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer