method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
to take command; to give direction
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
commandant; commanding officer; general
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to join forces; to cooperate
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
cannot help (feeling); cannot hold back (tears, laughter, etc.)
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
private person; individual
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
long ago; already; a long time ago
individual; private person; personal; private
results of a scientific investigation; findings
alteration; falsification; faking
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
administration (of medicine)
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
after that; afterwards; thereafter
already; now; no longer; not any more