state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
concealment (of one's vices); veil; cover; overturning; toppling
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
have to do; must; should; ought to
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
good; goodness; right; virtue
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to abandon; to give up on; to desert