absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
study; learning; tutorial
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to be rejuvenated; to feel young again
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet
to thrust before; to thrust at
zip fastener; zipper; zip; chuck (device for holding a workpiece in a lathe or a tool in a drill)
raising and lowering; praising and blaming; modulation
to accept; to receive; to agree
and; thereupon; because of that
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
to be opposite; to face each other
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
immediately; right away; on the spot
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
in person; personally; directly
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to drink up; to drain (cup)
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
end; tip; extremities; terminal