at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
action of making something; -ification
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
indicate reason; infers some protest
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
way (of doing); manner; method; means
roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides); mawworm; (metaphor for) location of one's feelings or sentiments; (metaphor for) empty stomach; feeling of hunger
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to have a bitter experience
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to put one's strength into