assertion; declaration; affirmation
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
three sides; small offering stand
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to say; to tell; to state; to do
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
incident; affair; happening; event
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
calamity; disaster; accident
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
contrary to one's expectations
physical weariness; sense of fatigue; washed-out feeling
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
consideration (for others); (making) allowance
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
every evening; night after night
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
product; produce; result; fruit