to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
parental love or affection
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
such; this sort of; like this
learning about the world; preparation for life in the community; work experience
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
door; gate; opening; title page
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
to smile (at); to grin (at)
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
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
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself