waking; waking up; awakening
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
(standing) straight; (extending) flatly; with a snap; abruptly; sticking into (with a quick motion); attaching
to tear up and throw away
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to enclose (a word, letter, symbol, etc.) with a circle
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
(telephone) call; ring (of a telephone); shout; call; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
of no use; useless; not fit for purpose
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
difficult problem; challenge
all; entire; whole; altogether
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun
soundly (of sleeping); (sleeping) like a log
to wake (someone) up (roughly); to rouse out of bed; to awaken (someone) by knocking at the door
conviction; belief; confidence
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
pushing; support; backing; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
all you have to do is; just; that's all
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to be born; to come into the world
joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)