thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
time; season; period; phase; stage
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
to whine; to make feeble complaints
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
practice; practising; experience
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to lean against; to set against
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
lightly; easily; carelessly
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
martial arts demonstration; martial arts training
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe