(direct) hit; hitting the mark
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
again; once more; a second time
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to be surprised; to be astonished
to be surprising; to be shocking; to be jaw-dropping
bowing (a string instrument)
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
quantification; expressing in numerical form; conversion to numerical form
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
family; members of a family
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
front; frontage; facade; main
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to have a meal; to take a meal
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins