strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
surrender; capitulation; submission; yield
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
difficult to hear; indistinct; hesitating to ask; awkward to ask; unpleasant to hear; painful to listen to
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
in the meanwhile; during the time
completion; perfection; accomplishment
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.); to take hold of; to haunt
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
to have a talk; to tell a story
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
close; intimate; on good terms
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
story; tale; talk; discussion
having not the slightest idea
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
literature; books (reference); document
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
long ago; once upon a time
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive