medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
showing no fear, even of God
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
experience; being accustomed (to something); poise in a critical situation
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
gesture; gesticulation; motion
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
slope; inclination; tendency; trend; slope (of a linear function)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
paltry amount of money; cheapness; worthlessness; three one-mon coins
drama; play; powerful drug
to come to an end; to lower the curtain
shopping; purchased goods
to see through; to see the true nature of something
even if; even though; however; no matter how
day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by
if possible; preferably; if circumstances allow
by today; before the day is over
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
beginning; clue; starting point
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do