to sift out; to screen or eliminate (candidates)
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to be sacked; to be dismissed
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
singing voice; (sound of) singing
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
to dance; to perform dance steps
a pair (of shoes or socks)
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to cut open; to cut apart; to divide; to split
lump of ice; block of ice; ice floe
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
dance of death; danse macabre
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
silence; stillness; quietness
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
woman; female; feminine gender
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
end of life; death; annihilation
glad countenance; joyful look
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!