to soothe; to calm; to pacify
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
full capacity; all one's ability
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
potential; latent faculties; potential capacities
natural; intrinsic; from birth
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness
to be indicated as the winner of a bout by the raising of the referee's fan; to be declared the winner
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
cannot be helped; unavoidable
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
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)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply