to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
two persons; two people; pair; couple
(with a) start; fright; alarm
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to accept; to receive; to agree
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
function; facility; faculty; feature
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
this and that; one thing or another
superficial; shallow; frivolous; careless; sliding along the surface of something; being slippery
to watch over; to watch attentively
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to turn round; to face about; to turn about