crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
people; citizens; subjects; folk
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
Shangdi (creator deity in Chinese folk religion); God
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
future (usually near); prospects
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
cause (grounds) for concern (anxiety); reason for uneasiness
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
in proportion to; according to; depending on
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
instant; moment; for an instant
guest; visitor; visitor's arrival
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint