interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
isolation; being alone; being friendless
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
clicking; clopping; clacking
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
greater than ...; bigger ...
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention; conflict (with a theory, claim, etc.); inconsistency; (arch.) collision; (arch.) contact
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to become clear; to be made public
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
sales promotion; hard selling
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
to be affectionate to; to treat tenderly; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
in good health; alive and well; going strong
recommendation; endorsement
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
company; friendship; association; (romantic) involvement; dating
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest; (arch.) mental derangement; (arch.) madness; (arch.) insanity
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
(someone else's) parents; both parents
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
one by one; one after another; successively
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
establishment; opening; setting up; inauguration
blacksmithing; forging; smithery; blacksmith; smith
papermaking; paper manufacture
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of