versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
deceased; late; dead; departed
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical); melting; liquefying; fusion
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to check; to stop; to keep back
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
merrymaking; high jinks; drunken revelry; spree
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
silence (not speaking); muteness
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
edge of town; outskirts of a village
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
to approach; to draw near
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid; delinquency; misconduct
summertime; summer season
test of courage (by going to a frightening place, e.g. a graveyard)
while; on the same occasion; at the same time; along with
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
visit for no reason; going on a fool's errand
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
3rd day of the month; three days
right beside; close to; nearby
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
preference; priority; precedence; right of way