sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
whispering; murmuring; subdued
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
wavy form; ripply shape; waveform
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
vitality; (one's) life force
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to give a command (e.g. in a loud voice); to give an order
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to go along; to walk along; to follow
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
edge of the ring; verge; brink; critical moment
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
precarious situation; precarious state
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
not non-existent; not completely lacking; there is some; certainly existent
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
divine possession; eccentric behavior; fanaticism
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
green light; (giving) permission; OK
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate