(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
rather; better; instead; if anything
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
to lend an ear to; to listen to
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to pull out; to draw out; to pick out; to take (a sample); to steal (the contents of something); to pilfer
picking out; choosing; picking (someone) up (in a vehicle); pickup (in a record player); (phono) cartridge; pickup (truck)
(in) the air; midair; sky
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
dignity; majesty; sanctity
instant; moment; for an instant
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
to be silent; to say nothing
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
turn; turn (melodic ornament); turn (in a game)
again; once more; a second time
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
to recall; to remember; to recollect