plan; idea; design; taste; liking; preference
good-value; economical; advantageous (price, deal, etc.); useful; helpful
feelings; thoughts; meaning
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
adding detail (to a drawing)
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
criticism; critique; review; commentary
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
high praise; great admiration; with critical acclaim; to rave reviews; currently; presently
novel; original; new; innovative
contradiction; inconsistency
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
being about to cry; the verge of tears
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
direct; frank; straightforward; decisive; prompt
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to read aloud; to read to someone
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
speed; velocity; pace; velocity