authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
critic; reviewer; commentator
tedious; boring; being fed up with
self-consciousness; self-awareness
beautiful woman with cold, standoffish air
main question; real issue at hand
assertion; declaration; affirmation
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to boost; to force up; to push up
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
briskly; quickly; promptly
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to watch over; to watch attentively
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
vegetables or fish boiled in soy sauce
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
in good shape; strongly built; in good health; having a strong constitution
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
to play cool; to act cool
to shake one's head (in denial)
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); returning to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use