tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
not necessarily so; is not always true
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
the same generation; coeval
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
tribe; clan; band; family
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to feel; to sense; to experience
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
besides; in addition; also; moreover
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
to throw into; to dump in together
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fantuus
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)