to raise one's voice; to shout
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to be troublesome; to require the aid and labour of others
old man; venerable gentleman
until now; so far; up to the present
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to be possessed by an evil spirit; to be tempted; to give in to an urge; to succumb to temptation
indescribable; having no way to express
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
elegance; grace; festal song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
making the numbers balance; fixing the numbers; number-juggling; making up the numbers (e.g. to form a majority)
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
labor; labour; manpower; working force
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
determining a speaker's true or hidden meaning; determining a speaker's intentions from his manner of speech; (arch.) divining good or bad luck from listening to someone
choices; alternatives; options
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
handling things like an adult; behaving like a mature grown-up
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated