via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
to exclude; to leave out (of conversations, etc.); to freeze out; to send to Coventry
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
intellectual crime; white-collar crime; intellectual criminal; smart criminal
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
easy to get into (e.g. of music, etc.); easily getting into (a certain mood, etc.)
person who enlivens an atmosphere; person who lifts the mood of others; person who inspires a team; life of the party
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
incompetent; have no merit
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
personal criticism; character sketch
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous