friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
number of times; frequency; count
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
puppet operator; puppet manipulator; puppeteer
to know (a person); to think
direct descent; direct line
main; principal; chief; primary; major
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
wherein; therein; thereinto
boat to transport mud; (fictional) boat made of (dried) mud
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
dying at one's post; being killed in the line of duty
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
looking aside while driving; taking one's eyes off the road ahead while driving
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
taking a class; studying a subject; completing a course
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
dodgy dealings; monkey business
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
the reverse; other side; lining
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
exceedingly; extremely; decisively