when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
comfort; consolation; diversion
elevation; height above sea level
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
natural disaster; natural calamity; act of God
to complain; to make a complaint
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
(wearing only) a pair of underpants
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
wet towel (supplied at table); hot, moistened hand towel
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry
(not) even once; (not) ever
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
raincoat; mackintosh; macintosh; trench coat
to become muddy; to become slushy
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)