way; method; means; resource; course
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
three; three years of age
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
absent-mindedly; absently; idly; in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to be worried; to be troubled
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
because of; owing to; due to
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
complexion; colour; color; blood red
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass