toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to take command; to give direction
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected
to stifle a laugh; to hold back a laugh
one thin flat object; one sheet
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
false report; incorrect report; misinformation; false alarm
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
(not) so much; (not) that much
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)