opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
getting carried away; going too far; overdoing
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
in low spirits; dejected; sad
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
wrestler's ceremonial leg raising and stomping
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
finger flick to the forehead
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to take great care (in doing); to pay attention; to be careful
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition