behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
bashful; shameful; ashamed
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
nonchalant air; unruffled air
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
patriarch; head of a family
to entrust; to leave to a person
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
mockery; derision; ridicule
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
decision; determination; resolution
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
at a loss for words; stumped for words
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
irritation; annoyance; frustration
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
everything; anything; nothing
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
as before; as ever; as it was originally
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
to accept; to receive; to agree