redoing; doing over again
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
no need to guess; certainly
familiar spirit; familiar
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
to become sexually aware; to awaken to sex; to start having interest in the opposite sex
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
the more you do (it), the... (e.g. "the more you drink, the better it tastes")
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
to pretend; to act (as if)
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
fragment; small piece; scrap; shred (e.g. of emotion); trace; bit
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
reality; actuality; hard fact
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to look around; to look towards (us)
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
to turn over; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (a flag); to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
manners; courtesy; etiquette
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow