innate ability; innate talent; natural gift
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
forced laugh; forced smile
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
(countless) stars in the night sky; stardust
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
soldier; warrior; person of courage; strong person; very capable person
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
strength and weakness; (degree of) strength; stress (of a sound); loudness
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to feel keenly; to strike to the core; to touch to the quick; to pierce deep inside (e.g. of cold)
for this very reason; that is exactly why
to make one's own; to take possession of
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
daring; brave; bold; valiant; intrepid; dauntless
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
deep impression; being deeply moved; being deeply touched
mad (with grief, love, etc.); crazy; out of one's mind; on the verge of insanity
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
goosebumps; gooseflesh; goose pimples; rough skin; coarse skin
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
postponement; deferment; adjournment
military review; (military) parade
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
to hold (a ceremony); to perform
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
homecoming; return to one's home
invitation; introduction; temptation
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding