serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to compose; to put together
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
wounded person; injured person
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
than; from; out of; except; but; more
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to pick up; to find; to gather
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
until now; so far; up to the present
with these words; while saying
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to turn towards; to point
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited