it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
difference; disagreement; conflict; clash; discrepancy; inconsistency
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
portrait of a deceased person
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
to pass (of time); to elapse
carefree; free from worry
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
gossip; corner of the mouth
burning incense (before an altar, esp. in memory of the dead); offering incense
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
inside; interior; inner part
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
black and white; right and wrong
to (an extent); up to; there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...; even if there is no need to ... (at least ...)
expression; look; countenance; face
in the end; on top of that
another school; other schools
life; living; I; me; student
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
beginning; outset; first; onset