anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to ask; to enquire; to query
gossip; corner of the mouth
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
separate case; another matter
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
name; given name; first name
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
parting; separation; farewell
to repeat; to do something over again
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged