splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
(another's) daughter; young lady
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
family; relatives; dependents; household
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
development; exploitation
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
older employee who does not have much actual work
near the mark; pretty close; not a bad guess
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
(vengeful) ghost; specter; spectre
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
hug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)
to be surprised; to be astonished
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
heart; guts; nerve; central part
not necessarily so; is not always true
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)