trio; gang of three; threesome
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to welter in blood; to be covered in blood
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
only; merely; but; no more than
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
cook; chef; tap; spigot; cock (male fowl); cock (penis)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
handling cargo; loading and unloading
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
to throw into; to toss into
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
rather; better; instead; if anything
sports-minded; sports-oriented
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
step; stride; counter for steps
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
rowdy fellow; tough; bully; ruffian
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
to happen to ride together; to share a vehicle; to (operate a) carpool
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things