superficial; shallow; frivolous; careless; sliding along the surface of something; being slippery
human relations; personal relationships
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
first period (e.g. first class in school day)
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
hey there; I say; see here
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
submersion; inundation; being flooded
tie-dye; tie-dyeing; aperture (e.g. camera, iris of the eye); aperture stop; contraction; squeezing
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
heap; pile; stack; full measure
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
mental; spiritual; emotional
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
first person to say something; first person to suggest something
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
shallow thinking; superficial view; insufficient consideration
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to pressure; to put pressure (on); to press
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
strike (i.e. industrial action)
response; less; -less; loess; wrestling; sexless
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!