to wind (thread, film, etc.)
lovers' talk; whispered intimacies
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
close; intimate; on good terms
straight-laced person; stubborn person
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
to be eye-popping; to be staggering; to be amazing
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
accession to the throne; enthronement
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge