there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
length of a blade (sword, knife, etc.); walking on the edge of a sword
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to take; to catch; to capture
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
armor and helmet (armour)
creation; generation; formation; derivation
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)