reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
important person; strategic person; key figure
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to throw at; to turn; to raise
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
environment; surroundings; circumstances
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to count up; to enumerate
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
alternating between happiness and anxiety; swinging between joy and sorrow; being glad and sad by turns; oscillating between optimism and pessimism
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
to dart around (of one's eyes); to be shifty
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
body; physical system; (the) person
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
mastery; skillfulness; dexterity; master hand; expert
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
main street; avenue; boulevard
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
prior engagement; previous appointment; prior agreement; previous promise; previous contract
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
antiquity; the previous era
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)