to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
quiz; short test; mini test
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
forevermore; for eternity
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
close; intimate; on good terms
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
indicate reason; infers some protest
arbitration; intercession; mediation
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
for a while; for some time; for a period
to complain; to make a complaint
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to be surprised; to be astonished
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
way; method; means; resource; course
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking