book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
compensation; indemnification; reparation; restitution; recompense
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
not caring; not giving a damn
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
extinguishment; destruction; effacement
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
posture; position; stance
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
pleasant feeling; good vibes
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)