and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
(public) peace; stability; tranquillity
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to trample flat; to beat a path
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
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
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
self-consciousness; self-awareness
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to overdo; to do too much
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
never ceasing; never ending; endless
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind