tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
United Kingdom; UK; Britain; England
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to glare at each other; to confront each other
construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
great virtue; virtuous priest; priest; rich person
to stare at with a fixed gaze; to glare
spiritual life; inner life; mental life
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
polish; burnishing; improvement; becoming more skilled
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
scene; sight; scenario; setting
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
active; dynamic; behavioural
horseplay; fooling around
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
long time; long interval; for quite some time
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter