action; operation; effect; function
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
partly open; in half bloom
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
forcibly; against one's will
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to get angry; to become perverse
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to talk; to chat; to chatter
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
good feeling; feeling good
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
and; thereupon; because of that
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
speech; expression; wording; language
because of; owing to; due to
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)