rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
contradiction; inconsistency
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
antifreeze; antifreezing solution
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
perpetual youth and longevity
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
as before; as ever; as it was originally
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
to be worried; to be troubled
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to have a reason; to have an excuse
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
person that annoys or causes trouble; false alarm
one's party piece; parlor trick; hidden talent
great inconvenience; great deal of trouble; big nuisance; royal pain in the behind
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
lump together; put all together