weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
Wu Hu (five tribes that migrated into China in 300-500 CE: Xiongnu, Jie, Xianbei, Di, Qiang)
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
state of mind; mentality; psychology
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
heir; inheritor; successor
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to think of; to come up with
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly