to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
action; operation; effect; function
material; substance; matter
blood concentration; blood level
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
rigour; rigor; closeness; compactness; tightly knit
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
living thing; organism; creature; biology
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
terminus; last stop (e.g. train)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
distinction; differentiation; classification
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
root; source; origin; cause
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
utmost limits; extremity; limit
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse