essence; true nature; substance; reality
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to be worried; to be troubled
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to add (to); to add on; to append
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
hostility; antagonism; opposition
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
real intention; true motive; true meaning
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
expression; look; countenance; face
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to cut off (a relationship)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
race (of people); type of person
best friend; very close friend
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip