slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
gossip; corner of the mouth
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
admonition; remonstrance; expostulation
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
several sheets (flat objects)
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
be (that) as it may; having said that
to say too much; to go too far
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
hateful; detestable; loathsome
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect