royal capital; imperial capital
town girl; girl raised in a town
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
flare skirt; flared skirt
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
considerably; fairly; quite
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
unbleached cloth; unbleached colour (color); unbleached; undyed
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
vocal sound; tone of voice
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to rush over; to run up to
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
suffix for familiar person
immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)
it is I who should say so
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death