just now; a moment ago; this very minute
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
clothes (that one is wearing); wearing clothes
runner-up; second (in a race)
disclosure; exposure; revelation
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
trendy; in; now; currently at ...; now doing ...; in the middle of ...
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
stealthily; secretly; in secret
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
stirring; rousing oneself
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to beat to death; to kill
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak