to some extent; to a certain extent
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
undesirable friend; bad company; bad companion; partner-in-crime (i.e. good friend); close friend; buddy
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
form; shape; figure; visage
place; situation; position; location
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
story; tale; talk; discussion
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
no!; no no!; no, not at all
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
like this; this sort; this way
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
tone (of voice); manner of talking
right in the middle (of); midst; height
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking