emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
(practical) business; business practice; business affairs; (actual) work
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
to begin to walk; to set out
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
unintentionally; inadvertently; calmly; casually; nonchalantly; innocently
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
for example; for instance; e.g.
storehouse; warehouse; godown
street; quarter; district; area
every person; each one; everybody
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
water's edge; beach; shore
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
point in common; common feature
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
precipitation; deposition; settlement (e.g. of sediment)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy