imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
strong-willed; strong of heart
presence; sitting with; being with
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
first match (in a series)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to manage something successfully; to be successful
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
to need; to call for; to require
conviction; belief; confidence
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); (arch.) to marry off; (arch.) to exile
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
calls and sounds made by insects
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to breathe while sleeping
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
calm before a storm; lull before the storm
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy