thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)
man of virtue; wise man; person of high rank; the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
little by little; bit by bit
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
while; during; performed in this condition
distress; anguish; mental suffering
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat
mad (with grief, love, etc.); crazy; out of one's mind; on the verge of insanity
to ascertain; to confirm; to verify; to make sure of
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ); to be depressed; to feel down
to step firmly (on); to harden by treading
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
to turn (around); to appropriate; to set aside; to allocate
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
to gather; to (pick up and) collect; to glean (information)
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
wicked smile; evil grin; sinister laugh
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
crazy behavior; deranged conduct
to return a punch; to strike back; to hit (the ball) straight back; to plow up; to plough up; to renovate (cotton fabric)
to catch (a wild animal or fish); to capture; to hunt; to win (a title, prize, etc.); to conquer
out of character; unlike one
to be enthusiastic (about); to be eager (to do); to be keen; to be intent (on); to be determined
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
disdain; contempt; scorn; abhorrence
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath