to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
extravagant spending; wasteful spending; splurging; squandering
dissipation; prodigality; debauchery
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
another's parent; another's parents
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
pride; boast; credit (to)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
(with a) start; fright; alarm
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
understanding (of people's circumstances and feelings); perceptiveness; sympathy; wisdom
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
chief vassal; senior statesman
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra