to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
to be worried; to be troubled
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
waste of time; killing time
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
single word; a few words; brief comment
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
in accordance with plans; just as planned
three generations; three periods; third generation
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
making an attempt; trial run
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
confections; sweets; candy; cake
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
decision; settlement; definition