refusal; rejection; denial; veto
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
way out; means to escape; escape route
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
immediately; right away; on the spot
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
to put one's strength into
to warp; to bend backwards; to throw the head (or shoulders) back; to throw out the chest
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to step forward; to take a step forward
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
directly opposite; right in front
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
on the occasion of; at the time of
from here; from this place
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with