deadlock; stalemate; standstill; hopeless position; lost game; zugzwang
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
reasons; circumstances; details; particulars; hindrance; inconvenience
possessiveness; desire to monopolize (monopolise); desire for control
view; opinion; finding; findings
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to light (a fire); to kindle; to incite; to instigate; to stir up
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
without (uttering) a single word; without (giving) even the slightest response
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
direct appeal; direct petition
with these words; while saying
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
way; method; means; resource; course
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
to be dampened (of one's enthusiasm, enjoyment, etc.); to be reduced; to be weakened; to be spoiled
contents of a document (esp. of a letter)
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
utmost limits; extremity; limit
to be muffled; to be mumbled; to be muttered
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...