to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
back country; remote countryside
making a killing; making easy money; robbery
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
such ... as; or some such
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
relation; relative; kind; cordial
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
big man; large man; tall man; giant
affidavit; deposition; testimony
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
to concentrate one's effort (on something)