to finger; to tamper (with)
to encourage (someone); to cheer (someone) up; to give someone a charge; to empower
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
silence (not speaking); muteness
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
and yet; though; when; in spite of
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
with a start; with a jump
study; diligence; discount; reduction
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
right to keep silent; right to silence; right to remain silent
remaining silent; keeping secret
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
short-tempered or irritable person
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
to have no chance (of succeeding)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
particularly; only; in the case of
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
power; might; authority; influence
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal