to become familiar (to one's ears)
female friend; woman friend
successively; one after another
something unfinished; something incomplete; idiot
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
finest example; the best (of); white eyebrows
to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named
stroke of the brush; touch; literary style
colouring; coloring; colouration; coloration; painting
to extol; to laud; to sing the praises of
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to rise (of the tide)
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
three days and three nights
staying the night; lodging (at)
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
working one's employees hard; being a slave-driver
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
great mistake; serious error; blunder; complete misunderstanding
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
tie; social bond; link; obi and cord; string; belt
prediction; prejudgment; presupposition; foregone conclusion
guess; speculation; supposition
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
to set about in earnest; to make a strenuous effort; to put one's back into (doing)
support; backing; patronage
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
facing downward; lying face down; upside down; prone
roaming; drifting about; wandering; drifting (with the current, on the tide, etc.)
moment; brief space of time
to get a break; to be timely; to obtain a favorable opportunity
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
tidal hour; right time (to do something); opportunity; chance
sense of guilty pleasure; feeling of naughtiness
date (year, month and day)
within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)
contiguous (of land); adjoining; adjacent; continuous (with); connected (without a break); seamlessly linked
tone (of voice); tone (e.g. in Chinese)