lukewarm; tepid; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
light and darkness; light and shade
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
interruption; suspension; break
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
suspension; pause; temporary halt; stopping (at an intersection, railway crossing, etc.)
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
understood; I see; OK; present; here
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
while; during; while; although; all; both
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
door; gate; opening; title page
to force open; to push open
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
moisture; humidity; dampness
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
instant; moment; for an instant
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
though; notwithstanding; although