unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
as (for); for; in the capacity of
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
contradiction; inconsistency
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
endless; boundless; everlasting
what's what; heads or tails
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
stallion brought close to a mare to test her readiness to mate; stalking horse; spoiler
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
scoundrel; rascal; villain
conviction; belief; confidence
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to chase; to run after; to pursue
should; must; -able; probably; likely
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to put on coquettish airs; to act flirtatiously; to act kittenish
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
third day of the month; three days
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp