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 clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
environment; circumstance
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to count up; to enumerate
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
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.)
skill; dexterity; master hand
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; 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); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
previous engagement; prior 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; blank look (on one's face)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
just right (time, size, length, etc.)