from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
honor; honour; credit; prestige
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
to discard; to abandon; to neglect; to let be
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
this (very thing); this precisely
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
beyond help; past salvation; incorrigible; irredeemable
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
leader (of an alliance); leading power
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
rule; reign; government; governing
good; goodness; right; virtue
according to ...; ... says
that's the way it is; such is life
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!