to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
feeling keenly; fully realizing
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
absorption; suction; attraction
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
(period of) a year; during an era
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
another thing; exception; special case
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)
going upstream; swimming upstream
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
marathon; long-distance race
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits