to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
big talk; boasting; bragging
composed and unhurried; easygoing and leisurely; in indolence
undivided attention; concentration
yearning; longing for; deep affection
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
possession (esp. of a territory)
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
wind; gas; fart; something worthless; something not worth considering
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
to become poor; to be poor
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
Hercules; Herakles; Hercules beetle (Dynastes hercules)
basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
depiction; description; portrayal
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
human intellect; knowledge
arts and sciences; liberal arts
dignity; grace; nobility; grade; quality; fineness
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
amusement; diversion (to pass time); pastime; recreation
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
practical effect; efficacy; efficiency
launching out; embarking upon (a career)
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
stepping back; drawing back
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to waste time; to kill time