feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
(arch.) clearly; (arch.) brightly; cleanly; purely
(arch.) switch (long, tender shoot of a plant); switch (cane used for flogging)
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
for the first time in one's life
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
physical strength; muscle strength
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
jet; spray; injection; jet propulsion
each place; various places
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity (philosophy)
to give; to present; to offer; to do for someone's sake
one party; one faction; one clique
pair; the two; both persons; both things
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to throw at; to turn; to raise
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
plane; sharpen; whittle; pare; shave (leather); scrape off
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to put one's life on the line
way; method; means; resource; course
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
what time; (lit.) which hour
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)