trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
euphemism; euphemistic expression
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
just because; even if; even though
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
to join; to piece together; to set (bones); to graft (onto a tree)
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
conscious; deliberate; intentional
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
being accomplished in both the literary and military arts; doing well in both school and sports
to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
entering school; school attendance
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
law department; law school
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
death; the next world; to pass away; to die
dull; uninteresting; dry; insipid; boring; prosaic
unimpressive; unimpressed
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
marriage between co-workers
teacher's cane; teacher's pointer
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper