to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
club activities; extracurricular activities
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
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
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
conviction; belief; confidence
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
in the same way as; just like
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual