to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
to remain unsold; to be left on the shelf
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
high spirits; gleeful mood
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
discipline; training; teaching manners
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
social conditions; phase of life; (sign of) the times; state of society
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
while; even though; despite
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
secret; private; surreptitious
living by oneself; living alone
fee-charging; paid; not free; toll road
to change one's place of residence; to migrate; to move
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how