woman; female; feminine gender
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
stirring; slight movement
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
household; home; family; housekeeping
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
romantic; spicy; coquettish
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
married woman; another's wife
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!