ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
one's junior; younger generation; next generation; moving backwards; backing up; reversing
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
technique; art; skill; move
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
stifled laugh; chuckling; snickering
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
to be worried; to be troubled
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
moment; brief space of time
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
abusive language; violent language; wild words
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)