that's the way it is; such is life
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
Aphananthe oriental elm (Aphananthe aspera); mukutree
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
don't you think?; indicates question
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
in the meanwhile; during the time
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
convenient; expedient; makeshift
symbol; code; sign; notation
to replace; to move; to change the position of
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)