endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
sound of voice; vocal sound
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
chilly; rather cold; somewhat cold
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
stifled laugh; chuckling; snickering
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
though; even if; whether ... or ...
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to stop (plug) one's ears
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
end of the work day; close of business; end of the school term; end of the school year
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to be furious; to seethe with anger; to have one's blood boiling
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
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)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to weigh on one's mind; to worry one; to be concerned about
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose