base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to walk (a bicycle, scooter, etc.); to push; to wheel
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
control; management (e.g. of a business)
contract; compact; agreement
(handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation); commission; brokerage
later on; eventually; afterwards
to hammer out the details; to work out details
(written) contract; agreement
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
manner of using one's hands
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
visualization (data, results, etc.); visualisation; making something visible (that was previously unseen)
confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
to wash away; to rinse off
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs