to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to become hollow (with age, illness, etc.); to be scrawny; to be thin
explicit and implied comparisons (kinds of literary devices used in the Classic of Poetry); (arch.) interesting; (arch.) strange; (arch.) unreasonable; (arch.) unfavorable; (arch.) lowly
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
four Taoist gods said to reign over the four directions; four gods said to reign over the four seasons
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the northern heavens
Vermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the southern heavens
White Tiger (Taoist god said to rule over the western heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the western heavens
all; entire; whole; altogether
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
fall; decrease; knocking down; flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
technique; art; skill; move
offset; offsetting each other; set-off; setoff; killing each other
posture; position; stance
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
end; close; conclusion; termination
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
decision; ruling; award; arbitration
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed