thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
wharf; bridge; jetty; pier
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
price; cost; value; worth; value
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
to be at a loss; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
to lose one's energy; to be cowardly
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
most of all; extremely; supremely
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
detection; sense (e.g. sensor)
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit
one plot (of land); one block (i.e. one city block); one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
uncomplimentary remarks; slander
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance