being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
to shout (in anger); to yell
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
harassment (esp. in workplace); bullying; discrimination
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
tip of the hand; (use of) one's hands; cheap trick; superficial wit; cheap; makeshift (e.g. measures)
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
24 hours; twenty-four hours
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
only; merely; but; no more than
way; method; means; resource; course
-less; lacking; non-existing
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
vise; jack; vice; immorality; vice-