until now; so far; up to the present
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
because of; owing to; due to
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
distinction; differentiation; classification
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
PET bottle (clear plastic beverage bottle)
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
promotion (e.g. sales, etc.); marketing campaign; campaign (election, membership, enrolment, fund-raising, etc.); drive; military campaign; military action
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
head and body; heads tall (ratio of total height to length of the head); heads long
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
people who share an interest; people of similar tastes; kindred minds
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me