How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
to say; to be called; to do
beforehand; in advance; previously
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate
carrier pigeon; homing pigeon
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
trouble; bother; annoyance
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
choices; alternatives; options
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"