even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
only; merely; but; no more than
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
just because; even if; even though
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to understand (each other); to comprehend
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
quickly; calmly; intently
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
in the same way as; just like
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
special directive; special order; special mission; special appointment
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
to be late; to be unpunctual
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
attack; drive; advance; invasion
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then