to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
deadlock; stalemate; standstill; hopeless position; lost game; zugzwang
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
instant; moment; for an instant
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
duty; obligation; responsibility
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
selling oneself (into bondage; esp. of a prostitute); selling out (to a competitor); selling off
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to become fraught with emotion
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
same; similar; (just) like; equal
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
elopement; running away with a lover
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
one grain; one drop; one bead
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
man; male; masculine gender
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to be heartbroken; to have one's heart break; to be overwhelmed with grief
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across