reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
to boil strongly; to be excited
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
one's every action; every single move
quiet (e.g. neighbourhood); peaceful; tranquil
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
certain evidence; definite evidence
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
front entrance; front door
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
invisibly; secretly; privately
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to stiffen; to become stiff
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
genuine article; real thing; real deal
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
foreign enemy; outside invader
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
quagmire; sludge; mud; slush; mire