easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
fine weather; fair weather
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
contrary to one's expectations
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
to smile (at); to grin (at)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
laughing by oneself; erotic pictures; shunga
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
to rest one's chin in one's hands
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
hard worker; hardworking person
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
stairs; stairway; staircase
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
artificial feeding; accustoming wild animals to eating food given by humans
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to be kind to; to treat kindly
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul