tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
all; entire; whole; altogether
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
caller; visitor; company; guest
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
such; this sort of; like this
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
specific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet
plenary session; regular session
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
generally; in the main; briefly (look over, explain, etc.); roughly; more or less
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
you (primarily used by men in letters to their equals or inferiors)
about; concerning; related to; -ish
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
in person; personally; directly
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to put together; to assemble
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
meteorological observatory
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against