inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
hostility; antagonism; opposition
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to distract a person's attention
to bring back; to restore
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
to fight with swords; to cross swords
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
there being no use in arguing (about it)
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
anthropoid ape; anthropoid; ape
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
surname; family name; last name
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
Chinese whispers; telephone (game)
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)