to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
by means of; due to; because of; according to
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast