to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
you (plural); all of you; you all
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
feelings; thoughts; meaning
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to change completely; to change suddenly
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to begin to walk; to set out
to detain; to check; to restrain
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
mild; mild-mannered; gentle
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!