convenient; handy; useful
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
evil spirit; demon; devil
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
splinters of glass; glass shards
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
to go along; to walk along; to follow
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to make an example of; to make a victim of; to hold up somebody (something) to ridicule; to pierce with a spear
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
heavy snowfall; white devil
a person of high morals; a Taoist
no way to do; nothing can be done
at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; having no choice
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
pouring out in large amounts; flowing out gushingly
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
explosion; rupture; break off
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
breath; breathing; tone; mood
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to tighten; to press hard
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)