stagnation; hindrance; delay
bringing; taking; carrying
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
everything; anything; nothing
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
fighting against an illness
forcibly; against one's will
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
optimism; taking an optimistic view
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
point of uncertainty; unclarified issue; doubt
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
winter vacation; winter holidays
homecoming; returning home
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
New Year's Eve; December 31
first three days of the New Year (January 1-3)
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
January; first month of the lunar calendar
full operation (e.g. factory, machine, reactor); full strength; full speed
book making (binding, publishing)
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
to cover with plastic wrap (e.g. food)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
cooperation; coordination; link
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
to be opposite; to face each other
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
pole; climax; extreme; extremity