method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
to stare back (at); to glare back
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
verbal message; word (from someone)
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to detain; to check; to restrain
to stop walking; to pause
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
had better ...; had better not ...
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why