passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
that is not supposed to ...; that ought not to ...; that should never ...; that cannot possibly ...
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
one more time; once more; once again
because of; owing to; due to
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
chance; opportunity; occasion