to spend time (on doing something)
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
unexpectedly; surprisingly
front entrance; front door
euphoric; happy; buoyant; bouncy
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
euphoric mood; exuberant mood
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
imposing stance; daunting pose
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar