instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
return; relapse; recurrence
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to push (something) against
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
leaving a device on (e.g. TV, air conditioner); leaving something engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
white of the eye; cold, unwelcoming eyes
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
to step firmly; to harden by treading
advance; moving forward; progress
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up