right; correct; proper; righteous; just
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
calvaria; area at top of head; parietal
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
snappingly; with a snap; merely ...; having just ...
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
if so; in that case; in that situation
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish