overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
box seat; (restaurant) booth; box (theater, sports stadium, etc.)
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
to be opposite; to face each other
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
just the other day; quite recently
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
with great vigour; in leaps and bounds; (lit.) with the force of surging waves
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
to take away; to carry off
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
incident; affair; happening; event
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
setting a bad example to others
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to be at a loss for words
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
with no regard to one's appearances; with no concern of how one's act looks like
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
if it is the case that ...
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply