grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to have one's horizons broadened
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
club activities; extracurricular activities
promotion (school, military, etc.)
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
withdrawal; revocation; repeal; demolition; removal
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
special training; intensive training; crash course
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
learning by watching others; learning by imitation
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to begin to get dark; to begin to set (the Sun)
wholeheartedly; single-mindedly; fervently; intently
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to become frayed; to become loose
here and there; in places
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery