meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
fastidiousness; fussiness about cleanliness, etc.; clean-freak
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to increase; to add to; to augment
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
suddenly; all of a sudden
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
environment; circumstance
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
recognition; acquaintance
I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
shamelessly; brazenly; coolly; fast flowing (of water)
to be shameless; to have a lot of nerve; to have nerves of steel; (lit.) to have hair on one's heart
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
to get one's head around; to think about
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention