meaning; connotation; denotation
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
imagined landscape; scenery in one's mind's eye
scenery; scene; landscape
call; summons; convening; convocation
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
face; looks; vestiges; trace
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
to suffer from pulmonary tuberculosis; to have trouble in one's lungs
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
personal (affairs, reasons, etc.)
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to quit; to resign; to decline; to turn down
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
of little importance; trivial; worthless; valueless
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
in truth; as it is; as you are; in practice
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
to subsist; to keep on living
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
place of death; place to die
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
formal; proper; prescribed; conventional; stereotypical
military style; army style