to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
tool; implement; means; furniture
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
impossible; unlikely; improbable
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
drip; fall drop-by-drop; suddenly (of drops of water)
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
quarrel; dispute; argument
to discuss; to talk together
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
tremblingly; having the chills (through fear, cold, anticipation, etc.)
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to pour (into a vessel); to fill (a cup, bowl, etc.) with; to dish out (food or drink)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
one more time; once more; once again