(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
evil spirit (that can possess people)
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); younger stepbrother
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
related (by blood); blood-related; of the same blood
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to increase; to add to; to augment
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
semi-transparent; translucent
to be transparent; to show through
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
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