young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
head temple of a sect; (organizational) headquarters; (organisational) headquarters
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
speaking of ...; as for ...
accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
generation; the world; the age
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
official business; government business; public business; public use; government use
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
forcibly; against one's will
to detain; to check; to restrain
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
to complain; to make a complaint
recently; lately; these days
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
approximation; rough estimate; ballpark figure
friendship; goodwill; friendly relations; amity
encounter; engagement; battle
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to be surprising; to be shocking; to be jaw-dropping