to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
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
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
family; members of a family
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
in one's own way or style
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
self-respect; self-confidence; guts; backbone; pride; drive
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
purple smoke; tobacco smoke
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
student (esp. a university student)
close; intimate; on good terms
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to be able to manage somehow or another
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
night watch; night guard; night shift
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge