slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
adds force or indicates command
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
such; like that; that sort of; very
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
to say no more; to sink into silence
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
scene; spectacle; sight; view
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
difficult to ...; hard to ...
someone who is suddenly quiet and meek; (lit.) borrowed cat
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot