to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
exactly!; surely!; that's it!; ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.)
relatively; comparatively
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
originally; by nature; from the start
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays