to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
while; even though; despite
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
scrap of cloth; odds and ends
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
reaching; attaining; arrival
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
beginning; outset; first; onset
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
to open (one's eyes) wide
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
nice; likeable; desirable
neighbour; neighbor; (people in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood
such; like that; that sort of