to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
munching; devouring; gobbling up; (arch.) shaggy; (arch.) disheveled; (arch.) unkempt
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to increase; to add to; to augment
exhilarated; all smiles; tickled pink; pleased as punch
life plan; plan for one's life; planning one's life
to reschedule; to recompose; to recross (one's legs); to reset
when one door is shut, another is open; the world is as kind as it is cruel
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
natural virtue; personal virtue
one thin flat object; one sheet
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
piece; fragment; one (object)
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to lead a stingy life; to scrimp and save; to pinch pennies; (lit.) to light one's (finger)nails (instead of a candle)
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
influence; power; (arch.) flapping of wings
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
living by oneself; living alone
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner