to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
expressing one's mind; speaking out
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
to misread; to misinterpret; to misunderstand
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
deep-seated grudge; hatred
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
event; phenomenon; matter
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
questions and answers; dialogue
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice; to speak emphatically
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
sexual assault (of a woman); rape
underworld; underside of society
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
not just once; more than once; many times; again and again
to have sexual intercourse
cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together
weekly publication; weekly magazine
unfaithfulness; infidelity; unchastity
to take by deception; to defraud someone of; to swindle someone out of; to cheat someone out of
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
easily bored; quick to lose interest; fickle; capricious
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
again (and again); once again; yet again
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time