requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
proposal; offer; request; application
depending on; dependent on
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
very loud volume; megavolume
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
pinioning; binding arms behind the back
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
without; unless; have to do
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
declaration; proclamation; announcement
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
how; in what way; by what means
that's the way it is; such is life
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
these guys; these fellows
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...