qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
fine (grain, workmanship, etc.); close (weave); delicate; precise; accurate; careful
completely satisfied; as pleased as can be
(writing, painting) brush
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
stroke of the brush; touch; literary style
banning of books; banned book
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
fungal filament; hypha; hyphae
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
urgent; requiring quick (response)
literature; books (reference); document
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
largest class; top category
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
to set (someone) up (in a high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship; to flatter
passing each other (without meeting); entering somewhere just after someone had left; coming in just as someone had gone out; inserting in the wrong order
tearjerker; sob story; maudlin tale
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
avoiding or dodging responsibility
dissection; autopsy; postmortem examination; analysis; dissection (e.g. of a problem); putting in order
dissection; autopsy; postmortem examination; analysis; postmortem
immorality; iniquity; impropriety
to feel nostalgic for the past; to look back fondly on the old days; to yearn for days gone by
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
burning at the stake; burning to death