scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
timid; fainthearted; weak-willed
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to add (to); to add on; to append
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
how; in what way; how about
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
young male with a feminine appearance (esp. one who crossdresses and has a feminine gender expression); femboy
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)