future (usually near); prospects
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
being isolated and helpless; fighting (struggling) alone and unassisted
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
just because; even if; even though
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
until now; so far; up to the present
goody goody; goody two-shoes; teacher's pet
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
no, not like that (but like this)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)