confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
needlework; sewing; seamstress
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting
rhythmically (beating, e.g. gong); clip-clopping (e.g. horse); crumbly; ambling; strolling; dozing
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to sew up; to sew together
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
one's person; around one's person
restive horse; unmanageable person (esp. a woman); shrew; stubborn tomboy
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
fully prepared; all ready
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way