to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
latter part (of book, etc.); sequel; concluding part
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
reality; actuality; hard fact
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
standard; set; routine; decided
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
really; truly; indeed; good grief
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
and yet; though; when; in spite of
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
positioning; getting a position; taking a position
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to refuse; to decline; to deny
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position