to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
mental; spiritual; emotional
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)
imagination; supposition; guess
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
in one's own way or style
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
story; tale; talk; discussion
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
jersey (fabric); jersey; (sports) uniform top; sweatsuit; tracksuit; Jersey (cattle)
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
request; favour (to ask); wish; please