principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
father; dad; husband; you; he
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
this and that; one thing or another
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to make use of; to lend money
please; somehow or other; one way or another
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
small factory in town; backstreet (small) workshop
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
consequence; outcome; result; blame