method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
woman; female; feminine gender
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
the other day; lately; recently
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
chink in the armor (armour)
very busy (person or thing)
planning; project; plan; design
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
proposal; proposition; suggestion
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
go that far; to that extent