no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
to cajole; to deceive; to seduce
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
elbowing (someone); rejection; rebuff
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
dark (color); concentrated; thick
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); condensation (of a vapour or gas)
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
certification; attestation; authentication; Imperial attestation
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
just one person; only one
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in