as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
(political) power; authority; influence
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
to dye; to colour; to color
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
hot topic; talk of the town
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
directly; in person; firsthand
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
street stall; stand; booth
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome