speech; expression; wording; language
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
and; thereupon; because of that
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
refined; graceful; modest; cultivated; elegant; reserved
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
tending to find things bothersome; person who tends to find things bothersome
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
proposition; thesis; notion; problem; issue; challenge
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
gentle clinking; sound of rapping; sound of rattling; simmering noise; light bubbling; sound of cooking something on a low flame
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
to be saucy (of children); to be impudent; to be cheeky; to be sassy; to be precocious
healthy; sound; wholesome
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
to live through; to survive
mass; lump; nodule; baby boom generation (of 1947-1949); babyboomer (born between 1947-1949)
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
operation (working) of the mind
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
to rest; to relax; to repose
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
these days; nowadays; recently
How are things with you?; How are you doing?
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
rotting; spoiling; decaying; rotten; worthless; paltry
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)