sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
to throw away; to abandon
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
craving; longing; thirsting
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
(religious) faith; belief; creed
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
pending question; unresolved problem
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
legal structure; legal system; jurisprudence
each individual; each person
prevention; precaution; protection against
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
consequence; result; conclusion
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
to hang one's hopes on; to expect from
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to glare at each other; to confront each other
together; mutually; fellow
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
span of life; one's term of existence; destiny; fate; assigning a name to a number
to take away; to carry away