head house (family); birthplace; originator
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
with these words; while saying
wherein; therein; thereinto
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
totally willing; fully motivated
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
caller; visitor; company; guest
certainly; surely; definitely
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
personal (employee); employed; retained
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
society; public; community; social studies
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
rendezvous; meeting; area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony; waiting room; (arch.) meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc.
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
shaking one's legs (usu. unconsciously); tapping one's foot; fidgeting (of the legs)
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on