quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
now that; since; so long as; because
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
advance payment; money paid in advance
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
jealousy; roasted rice cake
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
state of mind; mentality; psychology
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
treatment (of a person); dealing with
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
body; group; party; company; troupe
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
transport; transportation
everything turning out fine; the whole thing being settled
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)