to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
vast; boundless; vague; obscure
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
first of all; in the first place
to run around; to bustle about
to carry around; to carry on one's person
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
in comparison to; rather than
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
a little bit; a little while
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
course; route; path; process; means
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
consists of; comprises; is made up of
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
incompletion; incomplete; unfinished
to drink up; to drain (cup)
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to lean (something) against; to set against; to prop up against
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
with a single flash of light; glitteringly; sparklingly; twinklingly
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
be (that) as it may; having said that