to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
(with a) start; fright; alarm
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
handyman; utility man; odd-job man
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
hotel charges (for lodging, not meals, etc.)
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to stiffen; to become stiff
to harm; to cause harm to
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to step forward; to take a step forward
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
arm; skill; efforts; ability