contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
street at night; making a night journey
brink of death; time to give up; knowing when to give up
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
direct unforked road; straight path
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
serious crime; grave crime
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
devoted; self-sacrificing
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
throughput; processing power
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
deduction in advance (of tax, interest, etc.)
exaggerated; extravagant; overdone
name plate; name tag; label
to draw closed the curtain (of a theatre, etc.); (fig.) to come to an end
to brush gently; to stroke; to caress
to count on one's fingers
deadpan face; expressionless white face; po-faced
anatomical model of the human body
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
bygones; the past; past event
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over