at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
will not do; do not; does not
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to be settled; to be brought to an end
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
rather; better; instead; if anything
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
Buddhist priest; bonze; layman dressed like a priest; person
to repeat; to do over again
to begin to walk; to set out
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
lush mountain; green mountain; grave; burial place
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
conscious; deliberate; intentional
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
mask; disguise; guise; mask
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
invisibly; secretly; privately
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
roadway; road; carriageway
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)