loveable; very likeable; like very much
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
anything and everything; just about everything
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
ability; capability; skill
carpentry; woodworking; woodwork
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
decision; determination; resolution
determination; resolution
third day of the month; three days
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to accord someone every courtesy
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once