to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
recompense; indemnity; atonement
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
the last moment; the very end
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance
fascinate; bewitch; enchant
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
early (days); initial stage; initial
action of making something; -ification
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
strained back; slipped disk; lumbosacral strain
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself