acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
fort; stronghold; fortification
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
state funeral; national funeral
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
I see; that's right; indeed
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
rather; sooner; preferably
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms