direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
historic; historical; traditional
personal criticism; character sketch
simplicity; brevity; letter; note; bamboo writing strip (in ancient China); simplified Chinese character
accurate; correct; precise; exact
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)
acquaintance; appreciative friend
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to pretend (e.g. to be a good father)
to book a seat; to take a seat
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to be able to do; to be capable of doing
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
neurasthenia; nervous breakdown; concentration (card game involving turning over face-down cards to find identical pairs)
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
inside one's heart; in one's mind
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
seventh principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; stroke that falls leftwards with slight curve
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
interior; inside; internal
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
at first; in the beginning; originally
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
action; operation; effect; function
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare