spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to make merry; to be festive
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
failure; mistake; blunder
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)