to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to have (something) innate; to be born with
originally; by nature; from the start
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
gradually; little by little; soon; before long; here and there; scattered
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
it's no joke; gimme a break!
to apologize; to apologise
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you