painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
either way; in any case; one way or another
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
bank; banking institution
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
just past noon; afternoon
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
not caring; not giving a damn
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
such; like that; that sort of; very
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
impossible; unlikely; improbable
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source