electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
innermost depths of one's heart
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
rather; better; instead; if anything
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
door; gate; opening; title page
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
height (of body); stature
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
while alive; during one's lifetime
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)