tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to entrust; to leave to a person
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
door; gate; opening; title page
down to earth; reasonable
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
now; the present time; just now; another; more
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
suffix for familiar person
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
it's no joke; gimme a break!
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
instant; moment; for an instant
in that manner; like that
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
object of romantic interest
although I say; although one might say; although called
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)