speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
(not so) much; (not) very
feigned; pretending (not to know)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
tasteful; elegant; refined; charming; attractive
(made of) stone; stone-built
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
aging; wearing out; deterioration
front; frontage; facade; main
royal castle; imperial castle
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
central part; heart (of a city)
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
city planning; urban planning; town planning
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
shopping; purchased goods
ordinary people; common folk; general masses; man in the street; populace at large
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
such ... as; or some such
soldier; combatant; warrior
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to be too numerous; to be too much
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to be bewildered; to be perplexed