necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
wetting oneself; peeing in one's pants
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
with a start; with a jump
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
feeling; sense; impression
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind