sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
(medical) doctor; physician
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
to leave unfinished; to abandon
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
(in) the presence of the whole company; with all eyes filed upon (one)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
what's what; heads or tails
expression; look; countenance; face
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to look around; to survey
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
unsophisticated; ruggedly honest; artless; unaffected; simple; naive
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
beforehand; in advance; previously
order; sequence; procedure
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
single word; a few words; brief comment
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
inner parlor; inner parlour; salon; living room
details; particulars; whole story; sequence of events; chronology; circumstances
tedious; lengthy; wordy; long-winded
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Tendai or Kegon Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu or Shin Buddhism); second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); master (of one's art, trade, etc.)
preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism); second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); master (of one's art, trade, etc.)
male temple employee (esp. one who does odd jobs)