by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
(depending on) how; (depending on) what; nature (of); what is ...?; how is ...?; what will be ...?
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
attempting to conceive; trying to have children
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
about this time; about now
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
to have a lewd look on one's face; to ogle
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
badger game (scheme in which a man has his wife or lover seduce another man to blackmail him)
moneylending; moneylender
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
don't you think?; indicates question
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
collection (of a debt, rent, taxes, etc.); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
to become better; to improve
rice porridge made by simmering cooked rice in a seasoned broth, often containing vegetables, fish, etc. (usu. made from leftovers)
without eating or drinking
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly