suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
direct; frank; straightforward; decisive; prompt
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
cooperation; mutual aid (help)
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
maid; helper; help; assistance
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
to pounce on someone's words; to cavil at someone's words; to trip someone up with their own words
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
operating (e.g. ships, aircraft)
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
diplomatic turn of phrase; diplomatic language; tactful way of expressing something
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
firing line; position where one is subject to questioning, criticism, etc.; in front of a flying arrow (fired by the enemy)
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
steering; helmsman; coxswain; guidance; leadership; leader
being surrounded by enemies on all sides; being betrayed (forsaken) by everybody
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
blame; censure; reproof; reprimand; rebuke
quick-wittedness; having tact; being sensible
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite