to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
son of a bitch; piece of shit
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to act suspiciously; to behave in a strange way
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
by myself; in person; by oneself
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
genuine article; real thing; real deal
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
to happen to have on hand or in stock
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
aiming for laughs; trying to make people laugh; playing to the crowd; crowd-pleaser
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
party game in which a randomly selected king issues orders to other players
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
integrity; consistency; conformity; compliance
that's true; of course; obviously
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)