strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
to finish reading; to read through
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to call again; to call someone back
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
model year (of an automobile, etc.)
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
to be possible; to be likely; to be probable
applications; uses; how to operate; operation procedures
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
touché; you've got me there
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
frank; candid; outspoken; unreserved
superior; superiors; senior
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
though; notwithstanding; although
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life