a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
passionate; hot-blooded; full of vitality
to apply correspondingly; to correspond to; to be proportionate to; to conform to
(social) position; status
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
anything and everything; just about everything
many; numerous; various; large number of
partly burned charcoal; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
being moved (to tears); being touched (by); (falling) softly (of leaves, petals, etc.); becoming slightly drunk; becoming tipsy
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
observation; survey; watching
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
copper (Cu); bronze (medal)
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring