tone of command; authoritative tone; commanding tone
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
detached; aloof; indifferent
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
imagination; supposition; guess
directly opposite; right in front
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
dispute; argument; contention
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to discuss; to talk together
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
colon; eau de Cologne; colonist
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
untouched; unused; intact
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)