to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to stare back (at); to glare back
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
head; brains; intelligence
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
to tire of; to lose interest in; (arch.) to be satisfied; (arch.) to enjoy; (arch.) to do adequately
troublesome; annoying; complicated
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
war situation; progress of a battle
left-wing (politics); left wing (of a bird, aircraft, formation, etc.); left flank; left field
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
fear; dread; fright; willies
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
strong pressure; heavy pressure
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
courteous; decorous; polite
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
top of ...; head of ...; the moment that ...
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
standing figure; standing posture; dancing pose
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot