by all means; by all costs
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
to care for someone; to look after someone
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
glance; glimpse; cursory view
for a while; for some time; for a period
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
to make absolutely sure; to make doubly sure
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
staying behind; remaining; residual
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to arch; to be curved; to become bow-shaped; to bend backward
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)