deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
place to go; person to turn to; someone to depend on
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
future affairs; affairs after one's death
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
studies; schoolwork; classwork
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice
failing to recognize someone; underestimation
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
otherwise; or else; if not
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)