viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
mellow (flavor or fragrance, esp. alcohol); rich; full-bodied; superior
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
being very busy; busyness
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
return of something; repayment
to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides); mawworm; (metaphor for) location of one's feelings or sentiments; (metaphor for) empty stomach; feeling of hunger
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
silence (not speaking); muteness
armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
lingering scent; lingering fragrance; residual aroma
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
stirring; slight movement
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
laughing while reminiscing
to overdo; to do too much
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd