tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
leaving everything up to someone else
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to take a breather; to take a rest; to take a break
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
career; occupation; personal history; professional experience; government employee who has passed the highest national civil service exam; carrier; carrier (of a disease-causing agent)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to be full of pride; to be boastful
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder