manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
to stand on end (of hair)
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to kick (hard); to send flying with a kick; to kick away; to reject flatly; to refuse outright; to turn down
spring (device); spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
stall; downturn; slowdown; slump
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
overall; general; as a whole
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
to base something on; to make something the basis
here and there; in places
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
nothing but; none other than
living together; communal life; cohabitation
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but