unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
clear; distinct; evident; definite
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
servant; manservant; menial
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
bad luck (result from fortune telling); evil countenance
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
in comparison to; rather than
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
besides; in addition; also; moreover
old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed
because of; owing to; due to
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead