to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
conviction; belief; confidence
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
peerless; matchless; unrivaled; unrivalled; unequaled; unequalled
useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
it is not (like that) either
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
family; members of a family
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to pick up; to find; to gather
orphan; person without friends
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
certainly; surely; definitely
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to draw the line; to set a boundary; to make a clear distinction