trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
moment by moment; hour by hour
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
reading aloud; recitation
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
deep emotion; strong feelings
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
meeting; greeting; welcome
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
binding hand and foot; temporary feeling of paralysis; sleep paralysis; being tied down with money
to close (one's eyes); to shut
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
but; however; even though; even if
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
wandering; rambling; roaming