reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
spring (device); spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
weak constitution; weak body; weak (organization, system, etc.); feeble
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
bloodsucking; sucking blood
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
that's the way it is; such is life
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner