to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
to spend time (on doing something)
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
travels; pilgrimage; itinerancy
to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
keeping oneself awake; fighting off drowsiness; method for keeping oneself awake
lapse of memory; (something) slipping one's mind; forgetting for a moment something one knows well
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
in person; personally; directly
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
drinking bout; merrymaking
to stand on ceremony; to stiffen up (the nerves); to be tense
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
trivial; insignificant; meager; meagre; that little amount; such a small extent
moral way of life; correct path; moral principles
to go against; to act contrary to; to run counter to; to deviate from
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
to be enrolled (in a college, course of study, etc.); to be a member (of an organization)
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
vehement objection; bitter opposition
to make sense; to be meaningful
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant