to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
waste of labor or energy; waste of labour; vain effort
waste of effort; thankless task
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
nice; good; well-executed
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
anyone and everyone; anybody at all
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
memory; sense; experience
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
serious wound; serious injury
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
go that far; to that extent
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to spread; to be propagated
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
several people; a few people
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness