to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
time; hour; period; class
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
any more; any further; any better; any longer
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
be on your guard!; take care!
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to be found; to be discovered
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
journal; magazine; periodical
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend