fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
sympathy; compassion; pity
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to say; to tell; to state; to do
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
unmarried; not yet married
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
ardent; passionate; vehement
single word; a few words; brief comment
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
adulterous partner (in a relationship); adulterous lover
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
fast-talking; rapid talking
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
number one; first; best; most; game; round
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
to scrutinize; to scrutinise