conviction; belief; confidence
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
instant; moment; for an instant
with a start; with a jump
to shake; to sway; to waver
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
living only for one's work; a life with no other interest than one's work
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
having one's choice; (ability to) pick and choose
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
internal use; private business
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
due form; official; formality
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to recall; to remember; to recollect
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...