I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
in the meanwhile; during the time
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; second-year kindergarten student
reserves (esp. troops); reserve army; potential members of some group (e.g. the elderly); people at risk (e.g. of a medical condition); wannabees
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
because of; owing to; due to
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
even though; despite; when
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to dye; to colour; to color
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
to repeat; to do over again
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
you could say that; that might be so