courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
of the same age; age-matched
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
engineer (on a train, ship, aircraft, etc.)
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
on the occasion of; at the time of
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
first time; first; initial
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
curse; spell; malediction
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to watch over; to watch attentively
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate