honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
convenient; handy; useful
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
arrest; apprehension; capture
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
divine sword (one of the three sacred treasures)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
lightly; gently; (breaking apart) easily
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
passage; path; route; one's way
to pierce through; to break through
maneuver to return a sword to its scabbard
stillness; repose; standing still
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
fast approach; quick intimacy
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
with a start; with a jump
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification