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
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
isolation; being alone; being friendless
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
to explain away; to answer evasively
to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief; who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh!
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)