cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
unreality; becoming disconnected from reality
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
to need; to call for; to require
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to become lost (e.g. of dignity); to be sullied
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble