reduction by half; halving
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to ask a question; to ask questions
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
sneaking a bite; snitching food
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
but; however; provided that
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so