absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
appearance; air; condition; state; form
lecture; sermon; preaching; scolding; preaching; moralizing
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
several hours; a few hours
whim; caprice; vagary; eccentricity
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
pushy; pushing; self-assertive
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
in good health; alive and well; going strong
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to mind; to care; to worry
nod; inclination of the head
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
out of bounds; beyond the pale
approval; acceptance; toleration
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
immortal; undying; indestructible
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
second arrow; second move; second step
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to be at a loss for words; to be speechless; to be dumbfounded; to be struck dumb
dirty work; unpleasant task
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
(human) embodiment (of); incarnation (of)
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence