to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
adds force or indicates command
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
these guys; these fellows
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
that's true; of course; obviously
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
support; backing; patronage
enmity; antagonism; hostility
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
well; properly; often; how (could you); why (would you)