true; real; genuine; proper; utter
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
impossible; unlikely; improbable
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
even though; despite; when
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
gathering evidence (e.g. to back a news story); getting the facts; obtaining supporting evidence
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
physical science; natural science; physics; lixue (Song-era Chinese philosophy); (arch.) philosophy
unique; peculiar; singular
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
fourth day of the month; four days