to shut in; to confine; to contain
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
incident; affair; happening; event
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
clear; precise; definite; distinct
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
old friend; familiar face
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
having a child (usu. from a former relationship); accompanied by one's child
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
proportions (esp. body proportions); proportionate width; ratio
hateful; detestable; loathsome
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible