to hold one's tongue; to shut up
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
beforehand; in advance; previously
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
identification papers; ID
the five Confucian filial-piety relationships
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
half the body; half length
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
way; method; means; resource; course
asleep (in bed); sick in bed
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
matter of time; question of time
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
uncertain; unreliable; inauthentic; insecure
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
difference; variation; difference
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think