to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to go out and away; to leave
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
departure; leaving; setting off
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
rain and wind; driving rain; the elements
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
don't you think?; indicates question
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
discovery; detection; finding
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
to sell off; to dispose of
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep