to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
care; precaution; guarding; caution
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
ten; 10; ten years of age
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to approach; to draw near
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
to go past; to pass; to pass by
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
form; shape; figure; visage
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
wall; partition; barrier; 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
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
three sides; small offering stand
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre