discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos
supply; supplying; replenishment
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
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 lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
to gather in a circle; to form a circle
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
(only) one option; one possible choice
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
to sit cross-legged; to sit at ease
different opinion; objection
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
still (continuing); as ever; further
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
to recall; to remember; to recollect
reality; actuality; hard fact
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process