to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
to let (someone) swim; to make (someone) swim; to make (someone) stumble forward; to make stagger; to let (a suspect) roam freely (while monitoring them); to leave at large
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
timely; well-timed; clutch hit; run-scoring hit; RBI hit
to exhaust all one's options
to anticipate; to foresee
selflessness; being unselfish
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving
calamity; misfortune; disaster
study subject; course of study; department (university, etc.)
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
hereabouts; around there; that area
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
someone who is suddenly quiet and meek; (lit.) borrowed cat
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
slow (slightly pejorative); dull; stupid
Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
someone who battles on in difficult circumstances
about when; about what time; how soon
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
Japanese chimera; mythical creature with a monkey's head, tanuki's body, tiger's limbs, and a snake tail; White's thrush (Zoothera dauma); mysterious person; person of unknown character
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
to grant permission; to give permission
staying somewhere else (overnight); spending the night away (e.g. from home); going home (e.g. from hospital) for the night; sleepover
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
supplementary explanation
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
rumor; rumour; gossip; report
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)