to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
forcibly; against one's will
to bring back; to restore
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
one by one; one after another; successively
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to gain in skill; to improve; to get better
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to serve; to work for; to attend
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
great cause; moral law; justice
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to cease; to stop; to be over
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
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
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
extensive; vast range; wide scope
to throw into; to dump in together
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to need; to call for; to require
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to be surprised; to be astonished
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of