extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
one's (only) good suit (or kimono)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
reimbursement; compensation; reparation; indemnity
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
woman; female; feminine gender
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
trouble; bother; annoyance
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
you; (arch.) your residence
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
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
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
guard; sentinel; garrison
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress