inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
serious; severe; grave; acute
influence; effect; impact
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd
(not) even once; (not) ever
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
several shots; several blows
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
maniac; enthusiast; fan; mania; craze
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
rather than; more ... than ...
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
freely; right and left; as one pleases
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
clearly (understand, see, hear, etc.); distinctly; perfectly; as if it were right in front of one
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to finish reading; to read through; to figure out; to fully anticipate
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
after that; afterwards; thereafter
calm; composed; cool; quiet
bristle; seta; stiff hair; coarse hair
physical strength; muscle strength
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to lose one's way; to get lost