to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
tenets (of a religious sect); doctrines; (religious) sect; denomination; one's principles; one's tastes
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
feeling keenly; fully realizing
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
likability; favorability; popularity
success or failure; outcome; result
bending and stretching; flexing and extending
suffix for familiar person
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
cool or attractive expression (when posing for a photo)
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
(short) run; drive; ride; spin
closing one's eyes; passing away; dying peacefully
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
uncertainty about the future; concern about future prospects
starting a train (or bus, etc.) before all the passengers are on board; making a snap decision; starting an action without considering objections to it any longer
relation; connection; relevance
to trade in (commercial goods); to deal in; to sell
negative; negative (e.g. thinking)
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
sensitivity (e.g. of a measuring instrument); reception (radio, TV, etc.); sensitivity (of film)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow