to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
trouble; bother; annoyance
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
to boil up; to seethe; to get excited; to be in an uproar
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
to make oneself popular without any regard to others; to take all the credit to oneself; (lit.) to turn out well (of a child)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
arm; skill; efforts; ability
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
address (e.g. opening or closing remarks); speech; ci (Chinese literary form); ancillary word
agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
to haul in hand over hand
to push aside; to push one's way through
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time