bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
rather; sooner; preferably
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
period of time; time slot; time zone
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
school route; street for students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
public road; highway; righteousness; justice; right path
to be careless; to be inattentive; long and disheveled (e.g. hair) (dishevelled); (arch.) flaring up (fire); (arch.) rising (e.g. steam)
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
everything; anything; nothing
nothing but; none other than
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
failure; mistake; blunder
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming