to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
natural disaster; cataclysm
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
relation; relative; kind; cordial
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
health; healthy; sound; fit
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
future (usually near); prospects
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
fragile; brittle; delicate; sensitive
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to cross the line; to go too far
of course; certainly; naturally
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)