to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
place; situation; position; location
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
anything and everything; just about everything
continuation; succession; series
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
skill; dexterity; master hand
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere
retirement (from the world); seclusion
to sympathize deeply with; to strike a chord of sympathy
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
very rich person; the super rich
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off