state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to stare back (at); to glare back
that's the way it is; such is life
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to roll up; to be rolled up
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
adviser; advisor; consultant
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
I see; that's right; indeed
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
how; in what way; how about; questionable
don't you think?; indicates question
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
it is I who should say so
evaluation period (software, new employee, etc.); trial period; probation period
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable