ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
imagination; supposition; guess
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
thereupon; shortly thereafter
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
when it becomes; when it comes to
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to get out of bed; to show a leg
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to wear one's hair up; to arrange one's hair
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
as usual; as is one's habit
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
however; having said that; but
too much; excessively; too
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
anger; resentment; indignation; chagrin; irritation