to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to get slightly dirty (all over)
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to shake; to sway; to waver
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
shadow picture; silhouette; shadowgraph
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
apparent; obvious; very clear
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
lightly; easily; carelessly
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need