to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
deep psyche; unconscious mind; depth psychology
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
having said that; on the other hand
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
front; frontage; facade; main
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to rock; to shake; to swing
magic; conjuring; sleight of hand; legerdemain
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
to annoy; to cause trouble
cannot be helped; unavoidable
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to spend time (on doing something)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
hateful; detestable; loathsome
treat; banquet; feast; thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
irrespective of the occasion; indiscriminately
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to distort; to strain (interpretation); to force (meaning)
somehow; for some reason; in some way; vaguely
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
put; place; leave; do (in preparation)
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
calm; composed; self-possessed; firm
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics