December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
pleasant feeling; good vibes
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
half a point (esp. in go)
to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
scene; sight; scenario; setting
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
duty; obligation; responsibility
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
locker room; changing room; dressing room
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
stillness; quiet; peacefulness
secret language; jargon; cant; argot; slang
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
advertising the excellence of one's wares; boasting; self-advertisement; statement of the virtues of a medicine; description of the virtues of a drug
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
sports ground; sports oval
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally