expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to stifle a smile, yawn, etc.; to bite to death
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
that kind; competition; match
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
sweet voice; seductive voice
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
there being no use in arguing (about it)
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
to knead; to mix; to complicate; to turn into a mess
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to extend; to expand; to spread out
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly; mutterings of discontent; faint sounds of complaint
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder