daybreak; dawn; gray of the morning (grey); dawn (of a new age)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
abbreviated form of a Chinese character; simplified character; acronym; abbreviation
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
to be surprised; to be astonished
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
inexhaustibility; mutual financing association
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill
group; bunch; crowd; group
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
to become broken; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated with; to be outdone (by someone)
several times; a few times
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
successive generations; successive emperors
leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
seeing one off; farewell; escort
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling