godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
yearned for; longed for; missed
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
kitchen; financial situation
to face; to go towards; to head towards
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)