danger; peril; hazard; risk
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
optimism; taking an optimistic view
had better ...; had better not ...
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
no, not like that (but like this)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
serious; not joking; straight
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
selection; choice; option
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)