to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
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)
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)
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
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
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
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
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
armor and helmet (armour)
creation; generation; formation; derivation
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
being stark-naked; having no possessions; losing all one's belongings
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
stake all (on something); play for all or nothing; throwing all into a task
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
particularly; only; in the case of
blunder; slip; error; error
admonition; remonstrance; expostulation
driving; pounding in; falling badly in love; putting (one's heart) into; step recording (in electronic or computer music)
not necessarily so; is not always true
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do