involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to shake; to sway; to waver
vine bridge; suspension bridge made from vines
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
to jar; to creak; to grate
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
reigning; controlling; dictating
winter buds; winter sprouts
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
wheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt); pampered child; child who always demands attention
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
man; male; masculine gender
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?