background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
image; figure; figure; form; image
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
heaven and earth; the universe; land; world; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
to long (for); to yearn (for); to love ardently; to do eagerly; to do with restless anticipation
unlimited; endless; boundless; infinite
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
for the first time in one's life
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
heart attack; to have a heart attack
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
to stop (plug) one's ears
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey