to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
manly; masculine; like a man
at once; immediately; right now
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
to do for (the sake of someone else)
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
chit; sales slip; voucher
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
income; receipts; revenue
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
to get tired out; to be exhausted
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
good humour (humor); good mood
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to be contrary to one's expectations
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
shopping; purchased goods
changing clothes; change of clothes
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene
priority; order of precedence
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
to become frayed; to become loose
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse