to feel uneasy; to worry (about something)
elegance; grace; festal song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to fit the mold; to fit the mould; to be standard; to be customary; to be unoriginal; to be stale
given the circumstances; such being the case
vibration; flickering; jolting; tremor
to stereotype; to squeeze into a pattern; to regiment
fear; dread; fright; willies
odd couple; incongruous couple
second month of the lunar calendar
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
before one could; in no time at all; without a gap
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
networking; making contacts
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly
dealt hand consisting of one 20-point card and six 1-point cards; outstanding; standing out above the rest
insufficient; not enough; lacking; dim-witted; slow; one brick short of a full load
right in the midst of; right at the height of
person who oversleeps; sleepyhead
you'll have to pay for it; the bill will come due; there's no escaping
putting one's affairs in order; ordering one's affairs; tidying up
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
welcome rain; merciful rain; blessed rain; rain after a long dry period
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
bud; sprout; shoot; opening of a bud
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
cares; ill feeling; reserve
sign; indication; trace; somehow; for some reason; seeming to be
to be talked about behind one's back
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
emotional wall; internal barrier