to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
place where one works; construction site; working area
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
along the road; along the way
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
complete stranger; total stranger
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
cold-bloodedness; coldheartedness
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
innumerable; countless; numberless
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
all things in nature; the whole creation
that is to say; so that means
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)