to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
older brother; elder brother
older sister; elder sister
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
timewise; temporal; chronal
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to make do with; to manage with; to make shift; to get (something) done in time; to have ready (by)
first thing in the morning
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
be (that) as it may; having said that
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
drafting; requisition; impressment; commandeering; expropriation