to indicate; to show; to point to
triangle; triangular shape
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
of all things (days, etc.)
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
bestowing peerage by imperial edict (in ancient China); document bestowing peerage
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
distance (of a ski jump, baseball hit, etc.); carry (of a golf ball); flight (of an arrow)
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
thunderous roar; roaring sound
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to cringe with fear; to cower with fright; to be terribly afraid
matter of time; question of time
scattered; separated; dispersed
at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; having no choice
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
Chinese scholar-bureaucrat; Chinese scholar-official
imperial grandchild or descendant
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
transfer; assignment; conveyance
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
state secrets; secrets of the state
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
pilot light; spark; live coals (for firelighting)
to be needed; to be wanted
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
power; might; authority; influence
power map; power structure; power relationships
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)