awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
name; given name; first name
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
family; members of a family
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...