mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
escort (e.g. under guard); convoy
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
nausea; feeling like throwing up; feeling sick
very close (to); within a stone's throw (of); a stone's throw away (from)
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to flutter (e.g. a flag); to wave; to reverberate (e.g. thunder); to resound
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
pupil and (dark) iris of the eye
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
this (very thing); this precisely
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
the other day; some days ago; recently; a day in the past
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious