essential; important; crucial; vital; main
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
physical condition; state of health
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to sell off; to sell completely
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
accurate; correct; precise; exact
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
of course; certainly; naturally
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood