to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
taking in; bringing in; capturing (e.g. customers); attracting; confusion; bustle
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
state of mind; mentality; psychology
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
utmost limits; extremity; limit
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to step on (something) and break it
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
reaching; attaining; arrival