method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
pair; two kinds; two ways
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
charming; fascinating; attractive
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
scale; scope; plan; structure
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
that; the matter in question
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained