to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
settlement; solution; resolution
long ago; a long time ago; already
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
knowing; (an) acquaintance
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
decision; determination; resolution
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
close; intimate; on good terms
(your) daughter; young woman
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
lately; recently; nowadays
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
for work; in a manner related to work
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
morning; forenoon; just before noon
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly