may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
tolerance; broad-mindedness
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
second marriage; remarriage
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to squeeze out; to wring out
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
with religious zeal; with utmost devotion; take great care of
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
at a loss for words; stumped for words
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
ill will; malice; evil intent
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful