room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
senior high school; high school
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
(not) even once; (not) ever
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
vocal sound; tone of voice
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
rather; better; instead; if anything
tone (of voice); manner of talking
light; easy; non-serious; minor
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to talk; to chat; to chatter
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
troubled face; worried expression
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
(not) even once; (not) ever
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
in that way; thus; so; so?
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
charming; fascinating; voluptuous
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes