in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly
river; stream; River; the ... river
shore; bank (of a body of water)
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
quagmire; sludge; mud; slush; mire
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
willpower; energy; vitality
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
take care of yourself; get well soon; God bless you; bless you