I see; that's right; indeed
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
such ... as; or some such
vocal sound; tone of voice
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
in that way; thus; so; so?
to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
consequence; outcome; result; blame
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
stealthily; secretly; in secret
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart