to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
I see; that's right; indeed
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
you (plural); all of you; you all
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
first meeting; first interview with
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
transparency; degree of clearness
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
is that so?; I see; right; oh
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to beat time; to mark time