in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
each; (arch.) you (plural)
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
like this; this sort; this way
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
patient; unhurried; leisurely
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
intelligence gathering; information gathering
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to pull around; to drag around; to take around; to show around
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
being one in body and soul; of one flesh; two hearts beating as one
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service