unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to reveal one's true colors (colours); to betray oneself
failure; mistake; blunder
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to ask a question; to ask questions
to look young; to seem young
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
aging; ageing; adding to one's years
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
stairs; stairway; staircase
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
registration; accession; register; entry; record
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)