foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to shake; to sway; to waver
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
another thing; other things; another man's property
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
tone (of voice); manner of talking
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
in comparison to; rather than
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to accept; to receive; to agree
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
general; popular; common; typical
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)