helping hand; help; support; aid
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
north wind; northerly wind
story; tale; talk; discussion
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
children's story; fairy tale
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
reality; actuality; hard fact
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
worthy of; worth doing; worth having
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
time; hour; period; class
to ride up to; to drive up to; to get used to riding; to get used to driving
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
flan (baked tart with sweet or savoury filling in an open-topped pastry case); flan; crème caramel; caramel custard
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
you (primarily used by males when addressing their male equals or inferiors)
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky