to be strongly attracted (by); to be utterly charmed (by); to be completely captivated (by); to admire greatly; to fall deeply in love (with); to fall head over heels (for)
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
to try to do; to attempt to do
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
to like; to love; to be fond of
boastful speech; bragging
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to pluck; to pick; to tear
head; brains; intelligence
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to become an adult woman; to come of age; to lose one's virginity (of a woman); to become sexually active
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
how much; how many; to what extent
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (of a geisha, prostitute, etc.)
sham battle; mock battle; dry run; military exercise; war game
prisoner (of war); POW; captive
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)