to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to say; to be called; to do
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
excellent plan; best policy
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
(United States of) America; USA; US
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
freedom to choose one's marriage partner, parental wishes notwithstanding
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
oppression; tyranny; despotism
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
middle way; (golden) mean; moderation; the Doctrine of the Mean (one of the Four Books)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
appropriate to one's lot in life; within one's means; fitting to one's position; suitable to one's social status
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds