one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
cloud of sand (dust, etc.)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
beyond that point; after that
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
passing mark (examination); passing grade
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
hot topic; talk of the town
your Highness; his Highness; her Highness
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...