unexpectedly; surprisingly
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
danger; peril; hazard; risk
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
correction; revision; amendment
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
native place; birth-place; one's old home; province; region; locality
research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)
club activities; extracurricular activities
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
established practice; custom
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
charging (electrically); electrification
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
preference; priority; precedence
abstention; nonparticipation