conviction; belief; confidence
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
to take away; to carry away
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
profound loneliness; deep loneliness
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
either way; in any case; one way or another
alas; regrettably; to my great regret; tragically
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
ring; link; open spirals of heavy metal wire twisted into a kettle and used to lift it (tea ceremony)
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
general review (e.g. of one's lessons); dress rehearsal
to subsist; to keep on living
irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
cannot help (laughing, feeling sympathy, etc.); cannot hold back (tears, anger, etc.); cannot suppress
apathetic; indifferent; nonchalant; callous
(political) power; authority; influence
to build a nest; to nest; to hang out (of a bad group); to be based (in); to lodge (in one's mind; of an evil thought, delusion, etc.); to be planted
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
heyday; prime; one's glory; the height of one's prosperity
emphasizes direct object of action
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
-less; lacking; non-existing
pure; genuine; pure (of a subject of study; as opposed to applied, practical, etc.); genuine (parts, accessories, etc.); official
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
good citizens; law-abiding people
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet