to taste; to try (food or drink)
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
(female) beauty; beautiful woman
to be reminded of; to call to mind
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
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
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
tone (of voice); manner of talking
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
a thorn in one's side; a pain in the butt (often someone higher in rank, ability, etc.); a person standing in one's way; a superior who obstructs one's freedom of action
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have