to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
it's not like; it isn't as if
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to walk around; to travel around
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
imagination; supposition; guess
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
approximate age; age range
body; physique; build; stature
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
large serving; large portion
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
difficult to ...; hard to ...
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
(someone else's) daughter
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?