to show up; to appear; to turn up
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
telecommunications; correspondence
called; known as; that; to say
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
to tear off; to strip off; to rip off; to rob (someone) of (clothes); to divest (someone) of (powers, rank, etc.)
for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to give one's first cry (of a newborn baby); to be born; to come into being; to be formed
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
even though; despite; when
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
one of two (possibilities, alternatives, etc.)
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
basis for decision; evidence for judging
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
urgent; pressing; exigent
what would (you) do?; what to do about it