to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to smile (at); to grin (at)
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to shut in; to confine; to contain
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
armed forces; military; troops
in that way; like that; that way
logical; cogent; well-reasoned; logically consistent
breath; breathing; tone; mood
only; merely; but; no more than
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
to look down on; to make light of
a help; an aid; some assistance
assistant; right-hand man; subordinate; (lit.) wifely role
word; word; Word; Microsoft Word
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to subsist; to keep on living
retention; maintenance; preservation
half the face; one side; half; the other side; the reverse; the contrary
self-righteousness; self-justified
to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy