safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
and yet; though; when; in spite of
in this way; thus; such; uh...
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
curl; curly hair; ringlet
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
in comparison to; rather than
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
when; how soon; how long until
story; tale; talk; discussion
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum