pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish
tension; resilience (e.g. of hair); springiness; will power; spirit
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
feel (of a material); texture
what kind of; what sort of; what
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
material; substance; matter
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)