looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
tip of a twig; tip; end; trifles; trivial matters
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
equality; impartiality; evenness
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
selection; choice; option
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
explosive; blasting powder
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
diversion; appropriation (e.g. of funds); misappropriation; re-use (e.g. old computer parts); recycling
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
anything and everything; just about everything
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
very much; very many; more and more
to re-examine; to review; to recheck