once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
wherein; therein; thereinto
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to be flowing (of blood); to be alive; to be humane; to show signs of humanity
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
fair and square; open and aboveboard
twelfth day of the month; twelve days
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to play; to sport; to frolic
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
regret; repentance; remorse
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
fastidiousness; fussiness about cleanliness, etc.; clean-freak
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do