reason; cause; circumstances
concatenation; coupling; connection; linking; consolidation (e.g. of company accounts)
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi)
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
someone who is in their element; (lit.) fish that has found water
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
regular customer; general audience; general public
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
tension; mental strain; nervousness
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
together; at the same time; same; identical
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
otherwise; or else; if not
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to overdo; to do too much
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
commemorative photograph; souvenir photograph
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
flustered; confused; panicked
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
something; some kind of; for some reason
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby