separate; scattered; apart
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
person standing watch; guard duty
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to lie down; to throw oneself down
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
this world; this life; world of the living
(divine) providence; dispensation
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
rather; sooner; preferably
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
unfairness; injustice; partiality
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to extend; to expand; to spread out
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
had better ...; had better not ...
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)