to comfort; to console; to amuse
comfort; consolation; diversion
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
to speak; to say; to vocalize
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
ordinary; plain; commonplace; usual; normal
enough is enough; no further!
present; gift; to give a present or gift
willpower; energy; vitality
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
another; different; something else
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
good fences make good neighbors; a hedge between keeps friendship green
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
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
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
putting into operation; invocation
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
coming to nothing; bubble on the surface of water; something that is short-lived
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?