to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
one's house; one's home; one's family
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; (lit.) a hundred harms and not a single gain
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to have an idea; to have a clue
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to see through; to see the true nature of something
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
master; teacher; stable master
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
forcibly; against one's will
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
statue; picture; picture revealing character
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
one's manners; one's attitude
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
person of doubtful origin
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature