triple time; three important requisites
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
contrived; false-sounding
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
income; receipts; revenue
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
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to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
present; gift; to give a present or gift
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom