cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
feeling of loneliness; feeling of desolation
battlefield; battleground
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
don't do anything rash!; keep composed!
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
simplicity; unsophisticatedness
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
inside one's heart; in one's mind
pride; boast; credit (to)
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore