great hurry; great haste; rush
harmless to humans and animals; having no influence; unimportant; insignificant
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
comics or novels about male homosexuality, targeted at young women
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
cased; boxed; precious; cherished; girl who has been sheltered from the world; one's special talent
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
to curve; to twist; to be contrary; to be uncooperative; to be rebellious
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to be conspicuous; to stand out
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
beginning; clue; starting point
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
emergency staircase; emergency stairs
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
as a child; when one was a child
athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
because of; owing to; due to
trouble; bother; annoyance
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
deadly serious; deadly earnest
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine