to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
to be surprised; to be astonished
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to say; to be called; to do
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
please (give me); please (do for me)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
greeting; a fine thing to say
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
don't you think?; indicates question