to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
upper side (go, chess, othello board)
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
nothing but; none other than
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
submitting to (a demand, one's fate, etc.); putting up with; resigning oneself to; accepting (without complaint)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
speculation; thinking; meditation
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to spit out; to eject; to dump