crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
ardour; ardor; passion; fervour; fervor
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
(not) a soul; (not) a single person
toilet; restroom; bathroom; going to the toilet; relieving oneself
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
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
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
to walk about; to go out (here and there); to gad about
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
having not the slightest idea
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)