deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
raised leg; lifting a leg; (arch.) sitting cross-legged
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to recall; to remember; to recollect
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
man; male; masculine gender
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
knowing; (an) acquaintance
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
time; hour; period; class
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone