- to give one's life
- to sever; to break off
- custom; tradition; local tradition; convention
- satisfactory; agreeable
- nothing can surpass
- meaning; content of speech or writing; semantic
- pun; play on words
- whole city
- to thank sb for favor (esp. emperor or superior official)
- to throb; to pulse; to bounce; to jiggle; to jump about
- nonsense; ridiculous talk; hogwash
- to shed tears
- in time with (i.e. same rhythm); to keep in step with; fig. to cooperate
- sad; emotional; sentimental; pathos
- ambience; mood; flavor
- rare; seldom seen; (formal) it's a rare pleasure to see you
- to press against; to support; to prop up; to resist; to withstand; to be equal to; to match; to balance; to offset; to mortgage; to make up for; to compensate for; to arrive at; to reach; to clap (one's hands) lightly (expressing delight) (Taiwan pr. [zhi3])
- cold-hearted; unfeeling; callous
- to bring relief; to alleviate (a crisis); to dull (a pain)
- fait accompli
- former days; in the past
- expression; spirit; vigor
- to arrange; to settle; to complete; to carry through
- meeting room; conference room
- with one's hands clasped behind one's back
- to emerge (from a comparison); to come out as; to be competent or equal to
- a shout; fig. opinion or demand, esp. expressed by a group
- to summon one's courage
- to miss; to long for; to remember with longing; yearning
- willingly
- absent-minded; to lose spirit; despondent
- to bear witness; to testify; to serve as evidence
- to gaze; to stare fixedly
- to lose heart; to be discouraged
- feasible