percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
even if not; even without
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
for example; for instance; e.g.
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
modesty; humility; being humble
and yet; though; when; in spite of
hostility; animosity; enmity
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
to pounce on someone's words; to cavil at someone's words; to trip someone up with their own words
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
manly; masculine; like a man
death penalty; capital punishment
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink