within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
moment; brief space of time
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
on the occasion of; at the time of
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
attacker (esp. in volleyball)
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
strength; toughness; bravery; boldness
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
right above; just above; directly above; directly overhead
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
combination; union; combined; joint; congruence
charred; burnt black; scorched black
to use up all one's strength; to die
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to buy again; to buy anew
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)