rating; ranking; grading; classification
cold reception; inhospitality
strong person; the strong; the powerful
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to rise into importance; to gain strength; (lit.) to raise one's head
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
a little bit; a little while
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
body tissue; body composition
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
specialization; specialisation
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
how far; to what extent; up to what point
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
live tree; green wood; unseasoned wood
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
fainting; losing consciousness; passing out; syncope
column; shaft; cylinder; round pillar (esp. in buildings)