to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion
nodding; greeting (with eyes)
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to shadow
what do you want?; can I help you?
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to subsist; to keep on living
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to be indicated as the winner of a bout by the raising of the referee's fan; to be declared the winner
several years; a few years
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
bipolarization; bipolarisation
source of worry; source of distress
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
to lend an ear (to); to hear out; to listen to
to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; without reserve; freely; to the full
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to be hesitant; to feel timid
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
being cleared (of doubt, misgivings, etc.); being dispelled; melting away; melting (of ice)
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
different person; another person; someone else; changed man