to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
indicate reason; infers some protest
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to have a talk; to tell a story
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
to spread; to be propagated
to comfort; to console; to amuse
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
reality; actuality; hard fact
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
had better ...; had better not ...
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
corridor; hallway; passageway