to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
sudden; abrupt; improvised; hasty; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
if you do this; if this is the case
people; men and women; each person; everybody
open; public; official; overt
close; intimate; on good terms
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
to win and advance to the next round
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
different kind (species, variety); heterologous; heterogenous
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation
soft and lacking firmness; weak; weak-willed; spineless; weak (market); bearish
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
short distance; close range
long distance; long range; long distance relationship
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
lightly; nimbly; with agility; casually; readily; regularly
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets