hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
such ... as; or some such
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
amount of money; sum of money
publicness (degree to which a particular action will affect society as large); public nature; commonality
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
anything and everything; just about everything
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy