to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to serve; to work for; to attend
the relation of master to servant
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
forced laugh; forced smile
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
somersault; returning from a destination right after arriving there; non-stop round trip; abrupt change of direction
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
nature; property; disposition
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
stumbling; failure; misstep; setback
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
deep-seated grudge; hatred
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
state of the war; war situation
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
originally; by nature; from the start
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
one chance; only opportunity; maybe; perhaps; one-night stand
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant