promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to slap; to strike; to spank
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
cross; crossed; cruciform
hand used like a sword in striking
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
Mach (number); (at a) fast speed
to start; to begin; to commence
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
to press a question; to cross-examine
no!; no no!; no, not at all
place; room; margin; scope
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
not caring; not giving a damn
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
interests and preferences
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging
confrontation; opposition; antagonism