- (idiom) baffling; bizarre; without rhyme or reason; inexplicable
- to shun; to avoid (sb); to skirt; to evade (an issue); to step back; to withdraw; to recuse (a judge etc)
- school assignment; homework; work; task; operation; CL:個|个[ge4]; to operate
- ambiguous; vague; careless; perfunctory
- before; formerly; previous; ago
- front; front end; forward part of sth
- home page (of a website); title page; front page; first page; fig. beginning; cover letter
- it can clearly be seen (that this is the case); it is (thus) clear; clear; visible
- can't help (doing sth); can't refrain from
- bored; boring; senseless
- to reaffirm; to reiterate
- high capacity
- to leak (gas); to be discouraged; to despair; (disparaging) pathetic; to vent one's anger; (of a tire) to be flat
- to tire; tired
- 累 lěi: 累 lei3: to accumulate; to involve or implicate (Taiwan pr. [lei4]); continuous; repeated累 lèi: 累 lei4: tired; weary; to strain; to wear out; to work hard累 léi: 累 lei2: rope; to bind together; to twist around
- vague and general; not specific; shallow; empty
- to increase (e.g. one's effort)
- capacity; volume; quantitative (science)
- alone; by oneself; on one's own
- in a moment; later; also pr. [dai1 hui3 r5] or [dai1 hui5 r5]
- to retrieve
- passion; fervor; enthusiasm; strong emotion
- still (remaining); to remain (the same); yet
- to sink into despondency; (of morale, willpower etc) to diminish; to plummet
- reality; practice; practical; realistic; real; actual
- rational; reasonable; sensible; fair
- (of an argument, theory etc) full of flaws (idiom)
- originally; the original; original copy; original version
- foreground; vista; (future) prospects; perspective
- workload; volume of work
- a full mouth of (sth tangible); to have the mouth exclusively filled with (a certain language, lies, promises etc); (to agree etc) unreservedly
- nonsense; rubbish; superfluous words; You don't say!; No kidding! (gently sarcastic)
- calm; cool-headed; dispassionate; (of a place) deserted; quiet
- original; former; originally; formerly; at first; so, actually, as it turns out
- what's to be done
- car; automobile; bus; CL:輛|辆[liang4]
- to watch; to view
- vehicle
- voyeur; peeping tom
- to participate (in sth)
- to sink into; to get caught up in; to land in (a predicament)
- no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma; trapped; in an impossible situation