woman; female; feminine gender
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to have (something) innate; to be born with
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
human relations; personal relationships
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
troublesome; annoying; complicated
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
understanding person; supporter
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
helpful person; person who likes looking after others; overly helpful person; annoyingly helpful person; manager; go-between
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations