to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
dilapidated house; deserted house
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
sliding door (esp. when removed from its frame and used for carrying things or people); large flounder
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to feel; to sense; to experience
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
beyond imagination; unimaginable
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
collapsing in the street (from exhaustion, illness, etc.); falling dead in the street; person lying dead in the street
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
scene; spectacle; sight; view
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with