original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
acolyte; adherent; follower; imitator; copycat
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
adventurous spirit; sense of adventure
industrialist; entrepreneur
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
(political) power; authority; influence
easy to deal with; easily manageable; tractable; malleable
to drive (e.g. horse, carriage); to control; to manage
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
meditation; contemplation
talk; dialogue; conversation
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to say no more; to sink into silence
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
speculation; thinking; meditation
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing