method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
hey!; c'mon!; pushy; overbearing; self-assured
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
from here; from this place
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
adds force or indicates command
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health