to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
but; however; provided that
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to take command; to give direction
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
snakes and scorpions; something detestable
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
defense; defence; defensive preparations
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
cannot be helped; unavoidable
to capture alive; to catch alive; to take prisoner
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way; to grow freely (e.g. of weeds)
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
battle formation; military formation
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
small number; few; minority
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
to oust; to dethrone; to drive down (e.g. into a valley); to chase down; to capture (a castle); to seize (by driving out the garrison)
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
suffix for familiar person
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)