union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
participation; joining; entry; adherence
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
remembrance; recollection; recognition
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
please; somehow or other; one way or another
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
go on!; right!; here goes!
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to watch over; to watch attentively
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
the other day; lately; recently
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
memory; sense; experience