damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
keep up your strength; chin up!
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
it is not (like that) either
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the northern heavens
White Tiger (god said to rule over the western heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the western heavens
Vermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the southern heavens
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
instant; moment; for an instant
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
together; at the same time; same; identical
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on