abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
principle; theory; fundamental truth
action; operation; effect; function
until now; so far; up to the present
to dispose of; to sell off
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to smile (at); to grin (at)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
undesirable lover (boyfriend, girlfriend); passion; temper; irritability
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
position; location; base; point; site
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question