to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
father; dad; husband; you; he
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
long time; long interval; for quite some time
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
outfield; outfielder; outfield bleachers; third party; outsider
arbitrarily; of its own accord; voluntarily; wilfully; willfully; as one pleases
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to grow taller (of people)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
even though things may appear this way
primary school; elementary school; grade school