circuitous; roundabout; indirect
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
reaction; response; reaction
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
sharing; division; draw; tie
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to live through; to survive
convenient; handy; useful
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to make an example of; to make a victim of; to hold up somebody (something) to ridicule; to pierce with a spear
viewing as a problem; problematizing
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
dealing with; coping with