to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
invisibly; secretly; privately
slim; slender; slight; delicate
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
to do for (the sake of someone else)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
difficult to ...; hard to ...
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)