mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
match; game; bout; contest
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
person concerned; interested party; related party
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
skill; dexterity; proficiency
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
strong person; the strong; the powerful
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
how long; how far; how much
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; observer; trading session (at an exchange)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar