to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)
again; once more; a second time
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; openmouthed (with surprise)
bowing (a string instrument)
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
quantification; expressing in numerical form; conversion to numerical form
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
front; frontage; facade; main
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to have a meal; to take a meal
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute