heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
difficult to ...; hard to ...
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to become empty; to be emptied
instant; moment; for an instant
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
putting into operation; invocation
power; might; authority; influence