stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to break the rules; to violate the rules; to infringe the rules
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
particularly; only; in the case of
having said that; be that as it may
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to happen to meet; to come across
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
to set (sun); to become dark
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
such; this sort of; like this
most of all; extremely; supremely
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
door; gate; opening; title page
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to show; to bare (the teeth)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
low table; table with very short legs
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)