teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
one's real father; natural father; biological father
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
dark clouds gather; threatening signs emerge; trouble is afoot
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
going crazy; losing one's temper; snapping; sound of a stretched string snapping
surplus-; excess-; over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)
lading; loading; carrying
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; pleasantly; (wearing, etc. something) elegantly; smartly; stylishly
choices; alternatives; options
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
work; business; company; study
the scruff or nape of the neck
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
alarm bell; fire bell; warning; wake-up call
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
spanking; traditional ceremony where the newly-wed wife, upon entering her new home, is hit on the rump with a straw bundle etc., to ensure her fertility