encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
tone quality; sound quality
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
way of talking; speaking style
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded; (lit.) big-bellied
delivery; handing over; turning over; extradition
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
fourth day of the month; four days
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
literally; to the letter; literal
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to burn moxa on the skin
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
(a) little; somewhat; somehow