vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
don't you think?; indicates question
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
out-of-school; off-campus
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
promising without due consideration
club activities; extracurricular activities
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
two persons; two people; pair; couple
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
because of; owing to; due to
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon