wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
joint; seam; joining point
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
right side; right-hand side
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
one; same (mind, path, etc.)
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
to stare back (at); to glare back
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
resentment; hatred; enmity; hated enemy; resented foe
chain; series; connection; linkage
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
to gather in a circle; to form a circle
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
pennant; gold-brocade flag
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
action; behavior; behaviour; (arch.) recommendation (of a person for a position)
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
connection; link; relationship
recovery; undoing; recall
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
a long time ago; long ago
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
breaking a commandment (usually religious); offense against the Buddhist commandments (offence)
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
self-interested show of kindness; acting selfishly under the guise of kindness
arrest; apprehension; capture