polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
root; source; origin; cause
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
adds emphasis to the following verb or indicates that the action is done forcefully or violently
choice; selection; option
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
calm; peace; serenity; composure; equanimity; presence of mind
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
ratio; proportion; percentage
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
passion; passions; (sexual) desire; craving
affected (appearance, attitude); stuck up; pompous; self-loving
(another's) daughter; young lady
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
pleased to make your acquaintance
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
surely; certainly; without doubt
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
how far; to what extent; up to what point
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to run up to; to rush over
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
to shout (in anger); to yell