basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
irrespective of the occasion; indiscriminately
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
honorable death; death without surrender; honorable defeat; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
here and there; everywhere
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
when it becomes; when it comes to
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
sympathy; compassion; pity
to prune; to trim; to reap (a crop) and put into storage; to harvest; to prune (a manuscript); to cut down
narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
large build; large pattern
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to have a rumor circulating
extremely; exceptionally; extraordinarily; terribly; super
first meeting; first interview with
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to have a talk; to tell a story
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent