activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
morning and evening; from morning until night; constantly
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
something; some kind of; for some reason
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
inattention; absent-mindedness
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
to be unable to just watch (without doing anything); to be unable to look on in silence; to be unable to overlook; to be unable to remain indifferent to
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
noisily (from many people talking); in a commotion; with a rustling sound (of leaves, branches, etc.); with a rippling sound (of the surface of a lake, etc.); feeling a chill; with a chill (up one's spine)
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
to wait on someone hand and foot; to take personal care of someone
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
to weigh on one's mind; to worry one; to be concerned about
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
interferer; meddler; buttinsky
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
every year; yearly; annually
setting a place; setting the table
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
to anticipate; to foresee
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted