1 to break away from

2 to cast off (old ideas etc)

3 to get rid of

4 to break away (from)

5 to break out (of)

6 to free oneself from

7 to extricate oneself

1 to loosen

2 to relax

1 to shed

2 to take off

3 to escape

4 to get away from

1 to untie

2 to free

3 to absolve of

4 to get free of

5 to extirpate oneself

6 (Buddhism) to free oneself of worldly worries

1 light

2 gentle

3 relaxed

4 effortless

5 uncomplicated

6 to relax

7 to take things less seriously

1 still possessing the innocence of childhood (idiom)

1 to reveal one's talent (idiom)

2 to rise above others

3 to distinguish oneself

1 to shed one's mortal body and exchange one's bones (idiom); born again Daoist

2 to turn over a new leaf

3 fig. to change wholly

4 to create from other material (story, artwork etc)

1 to rise from poverty and become prosperous (idiom)

2 poverty alleviation

1 lit. a horse that has thrown off the reins (idiom); runaway horse

2 out of control