idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
stupid; dim-witted; dense; dull; obtuse; slow
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
hating; strongly disliking
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
such; like that; that sort of
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
attaching too much importance to; placing disproportionate emphasis on; making too much of
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to talk; to chat; to chatter
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
restoration; repair; mending
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to be silent; to say nothing
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); icky; to stick closely