unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to push aside; to push one's way through
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
(raining) heavily; (water rushing) plentily; with white noise; with a buzz
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
for work; for manufacturing
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit