to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
origin; source; beginning; starting point
to come back (to); to return to a starting point
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
to sink (into); to get depressed
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to commit suicide; to end one's life; (lit.) to choose death
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
surroundings; environs; circumference
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
arrest; apprehension; capture
ID card; identification card