lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
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)
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
to become covered in moss; to become mossy; to grow over with moss; to become aged; to grow old
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
probe; inquiry; enquiry; investigation
perception; sensing; noticing
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to overflow from something full
billow; surge; large wave
with a bang bang (e.g. repeated sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace; with great vigor
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional