patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
dwelling; house; residence; address
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
entering (the marketplace); introducing (something) to the market; access; visiting a high-class or noble individual
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
air route; air lane; by air; by plane
probability; likelihood; chances
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
feeling; sense; impression
natural; reasonable; understandable
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to be needed; to be wanted
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
handle; grip; holder; person who holds
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
if it is the case that ...
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
in order; in turn; one by one
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
maiden flight (e.g. of an aircraft)