doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
hell realm; Naraka; Hell; hell; misery; place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
field; field; meadow; field (of interest, study, etc.); field; field (in a form, web page, etc.)
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to be able to manage somehow or other
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
long time; several hours; long spell
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
nonstandard; out of spec; irregular; exceptional; extraordinary; unbelievable
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
dying breath; dying whisper; being at death's door
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
general idea; concept; notion
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
to underrate; to make light of
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
a handful (of); small amount (of); small number (of); trouncing; crushing
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to unfold; to unroll; to open
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
to be helpful; to be useful
collection of (famous) quotes; collection of sayings; analects