to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder
it is not (like that) either
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
family; members of a family
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
to drink up; to drain (cup)
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
in this way; thus; such; uh...
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
that's the way it is; such is life
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
general; popular; common; typical
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
to look forward to something
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)