to make merry; to be festive
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
meeting; get-together (e.g. among friends)
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
good humour (humor); good mood
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
last night; yesterday evening
artificial hill (in a garden)
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
firing line; position where one is subject to questioning, criticism, etc.; in front of a flying arrow (fired by the enemy)
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to refuse; to decline; to deny
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
being a match for a thousand; being a mighty warrior (combatant, player)
skill; dexterity; master hand
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
number of persons; personnel
among these; between these; of these
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot