polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
combat power; fighting strength
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
individual match; single game
private; foot soldier; infantryman; underling; low level worker; minor player
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
butter from cow's milk; storax (resin); styrax; toad venom
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to pass (of time); to elapse
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
weather; fair weather; fine weather
in deep black; in jet black
setting off (on a trip); departure
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
to quicken one's pace (steps)
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
departure; leaving; setting off
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to humiliate; to disgrace; to put to shame; to violate; to (sexually) assault; to rape
play; recreation; playing (a sport); play; playing (a musical instrument); musical performance; play (theatrical performance)
I see; that's right; indeed
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
attack; offence; top (dominant partner of a homosexual relationship); barrage (of); flood (of)
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
pince-nez (glasses); nose glasses; Groucho glasses
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
arrival; arriving at ...; counter for items or suits of clothing; nth place (in a race); counter for moves