recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
joke; playfulness; kidding around
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
imprisonment; incarceration
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
due form; official; formality
official announcement; proclamation
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
each; (arch.) you (plural)
related to; in relation to
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly