cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
hostility; animosity; enmity
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
This isn't over; I will get my revenge
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
expression; presentation; representation; notation
elegance; taste; refinement
pet name; nickname; name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
horseplay; fooling around
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to repeat; to do something over again
to thrust before; to thrust at
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
reopening; resumption; restarting
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
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)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd