facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to be forward; to be impertinent
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to be able to manage somehow or another
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
myself; yourself; I; me; you
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
in that manner; like that
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop