pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
beginning; outset; first; onset
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
trial product; prototype model
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
difficult to ...; hard to ...
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
to be free; to be available
in that manner; like that
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
front; frontage; facade; main
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)