layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
pressure; oppression; suppression
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
perhaps; maybe; by some chance
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
calm; composed; cool; quiet
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
sweeping sideways; mowing down
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
thick voice; husky voice; guttural voice; voice with a thick accent
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
station; office; guardroom
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
last night; yesterday evening
a second time; again; once more; twice
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all