irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
(addressee's) name; (recipient's) name and address
clear; precise; definite; distinct
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
feeling of loneliness; feeling of desolation
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
vitality; energy; dynamism
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
highway; main road; the right road; internal medicine (in Chinese medical practice)
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!