after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
(length of one's) step; stride; pace
way one walks; one's walk
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
using every trick in the book; using every trick one knows; by one rouse or another; with careful coaxing; carefully (e.g. nursing a damaged vehicle)
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
flour; meal; powder; heroin
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
gem; jewel; precious stone
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
spa (mineral spring); spa (establishment with facilities for beauty treatment, weight loss, relaxation, etc.); health spa; spaghetti
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
soft and lacking firmness; weak; weak-willed; spineless; weak (market); bearish
to beat back into shape; to correct (a bad habit, character trait, etc.) by discipline; to straighten (someone) out
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
speech; expression; wording; language
hesitation; wavering; faltering; balking; recoil; flinching