method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
calamity; disaster; accident
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
wicked thought; wicked mind
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted