storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
protective wall; defensive wall; barrier; bulwark
conviction; belief; confidence
to be born; to come into the world
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
miasma ("bad air" formerly believed to cause disease)
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient in some way; lacking something
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
inside; interior; inner part
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
to shout (in anger); to yell
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
(frustratingly) slow; tedious; sluggish; roundabout (e.g. explanation); exasperating; irritating
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
corridor; hallway; passageway
deep inside; innermost place
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to make an appeal; to urge
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
complete; whole; perfect; safe
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
difficult to ...; hard to ...
outward appearance; looks
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort