to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
at least; at most; (even) just
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
genuine article; real thing; real deal
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
freedom; free man; free woman
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
third day of the month; three days
lawless people; gang; malcontents; recalcitrants
surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
unidentifiable; unidentified
to dismiss (from a position); to exempt; to excuse from; to forgive
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
very rude; very insolent; extremely reprehensible; outrageous
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
to be injured; to sustain a wound
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
invitation; introduction; temptation
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of