new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
job; work; duties; trade; skill
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
since when; from when; how long
without; but if; otherwise; or else
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
having not the slightest idea
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
extremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb; sharp pain that is almost numbing; heartrending; touching the heart
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
official title; name of one's job
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
how long; how much; to what extent
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
something small; something petty; trifle
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
just the other day; quite recently
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
chief; main; principal; important