sentiment; sentimentality
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
spirit; heart; disposition
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
not limited to; not just ...
retainer; vassal; servant
to proceed with things; to carry out; to do
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
to be like-minded; to have the same goal
intercept; interception; counter-attack
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
please (give me); please (do for me)
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
to cut corners; to be shoddy
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
shock; tremor; impact; vibration
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front