to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to be able (to do); to be capable (of doing)
(in) her way; peculiar to her
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
trifle; insignificant thing; (only) this much
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
such; this sort of; like this
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
preparation; provision; guarding
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others