doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
(a person's) appearance; looks
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
efficiently; skillfully; adeptly; adroitly; deftly
packing; crating; packaging
accurate; correct; precise; exact
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
leader; authority; mainstay
to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
young and energetic; up-and-coming; new and excellent; newly produced; up-and-comer
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
carrier pigeon; homing pigeon
eagle (Accipitridae family)
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...