feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to smooth with the hand; to stroke; to comb (down); to strum (a stringed instrument); to pluck
trouble; bother; annoyance
to offend someone; to give offence; to hurt someone's feelings
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
to put in; to place inside; to be enthusiastic; to be engrossed; to be in high spirits; to be excited
to lose sight of; to miss
release; emission; ejection
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
top of the head; crown of the head
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
auditory nerve; auditory nerves
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to stare back at; to look back at
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
the other day; a few days ago
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
setting off (on a trip); departure
working one's employees hard; being a slave-driver
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
high and low; rise and fall
difference; variation; difference
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
correction; rectification; mending; repair