to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
cannot be helped; unavoidable
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
explanation; interpretation
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
goodness; excellence; virtue
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
understanding (of people's circumstances and feelings); perceptiveness; sympathy; wisdom
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
had better ...; had better not ...
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
in comparison to; rather than
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
each; (arch.) you (plural)
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
bet; wager; stake; gamble
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger