to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to protrude
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
request; appeal; claim; purchase
appearance; figure; shape; form
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
construction; architecture (of buildings)
scale; scope; plan; structure
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
participation; joining; entry
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
soldier; combatant; warrior
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
in proportion to; just as much as
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate