reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
suited figure; person in a suit
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
native rock; natural rock
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
such ... as; or some such
old age; old person; the old; the aged
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to shake; to sway; to waver
to stiffen; to become stiff
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
now; the present time; just now; another; more
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?