turning point; change; transition; (arch.) point of difference
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
able-bodied; robust; sturdy; strong
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
another thing; other things; another man's property
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
normal duties; (one's) regular work
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
wintertime; winter season
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled