special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
restoration; repair; mending
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
repair work; renovation work; restoration work
don't worry; no worries; never mind
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
that is to say; so that means
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
running as fast as one can
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
to shake; to sway; to waver
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
biting into a whole fruit (esp. apple)