appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
early autumn (fall); seventh month of the lunar calendar
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
drawing; painting; doodling; sketching
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
although I say; although one might say; although called
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
myself; yourself; I; me; you
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
import; importation; introduction; afferent
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
had better ...; had better not ...