whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
for example; for instance; e.g.
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to grant someone's request; to do a favour
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
to shout (in anger); to yell
after that; afterwards; thereafter
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
apropos of nothing; to change the subject
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
putting one's hands behind one's back; having one's hands behind one's back; behind; rear; back
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
floating ball of fire (said to be the soul of a dead person); meteor; shooting star
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
many; much; plenty; hardly
to rock; to shake; to swing
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit