to spread; to be propagated
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
offensive (movement); aggression
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to be prolonged; to drag on
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to join forces; to cooperate
way; method; means; resource; course
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus