curtain; field staff headquarters; secret meeting place
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
belief; conviction; opinion
to state; to express; to mention
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to apologize; to apologise
small present; small token of appreciation; with compliments (e.g. written on small gift)
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
working in the field in fine weather and reading at home in rainy weather; living in quiet retirement dividing time between work and intellectual pursuits
to be extinguished; to be exterminated; to cease completely
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
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
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
piece; fragment; one (object)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
personal feelings; self-interest
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
contemplation; meditation
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
rhyme; rhyme (of a Chinese character); rime
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
moderate; proper; just right
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
while; during; while; although; all; both
rendering what little service one can
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both