anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
to come crashing down; to crumble to pieces; to collapse completely
exit; way out; outlet; vent
stepping stones; stone skipping; ducks and drakes
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
with a click; with a snap
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
with a crack; with a smash
to jump up and down; to hop
quiet unsociable person; obstinate person; blockhead
black-dyed leather; leather dyed in deep indigo; edible mushroom in the Thelephoraceae family
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
stealthily; secretly; in secret
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
magic sword; cursed sword
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
stay of execution; suspended sentence
living flesh; flesh and blood; living (human); raw (flesh, esp. fish)
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
reinforcement; strengthening
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source