hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
comfort; consolation; diversion
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
never mind!; don't worry about it
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
after a long time; for the first time in a while
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
summer vacation; summer holiday
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
it's no joke; gimme a break!
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple