injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
Mary (mother of Jesus); the Virgin Mary; Mary (of Magdala); Mary Magdalene
execution by tying a victim to a post and stabbing with spears; crucifixion
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to stop talking; to be silent
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to pin the enemy down; to glare another down (and render impotent)
please; somehow or other; one way or another
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
opposite; reverse; contrary
entreaty; supplication; petition
that; the matter in question
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
a short while ago; already
to underrate; to make light of
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to take over; to hand over
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
proper; respectable; decent; honest
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
infant; baby; little child
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
midsummer; height of summer
moving (to a new place); moving in; transfer (to a new school)
to become calm; to die down