good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
deadly serious; deadly earnest
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
sword with a very long grip
to re-tailor; to have altered; to remake (clothing); to renovate
clearing one's throat; cough
to amuse oneself; to make merry
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to make up one's mind; to be determined
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
uncharted territory; unknown waters; unfamiliar terrain
not yet known; unknown; strange
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
ferrule (of a cane, umbrella, etc.); butt end (of a lance, pike, etc.); hard tip (of a mushroom stem)