manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
invisibly; secretly; privately
why; how; for what reason
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
war readiness; combat preparedness; readiness for battle
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
strong interaction; strong force
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
mirror surface; lens surface
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to begin grandly; to start with a bang; to make a spectacular beginning; (lit.) to throw open the curtains
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
stupid plan; inane way of doing something; (one's own) plan; project
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
to twist; to screw; to wrench; to sprain
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
along; parallel to; in accordance with
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
random pounding (e.g. on a drum)
offset; offsetting each other; set-off; setoff; killing each other
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
to insert; to put between; to tuck (into)