or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
exploitation; overuse; abuse
to be among the top five; to be one of the five best
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
while alive; during one's lifetime
single combat; duel; one-on-one fight
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
wound (suffered in a fight)
mastery; skillfulness; dexterity; master hand; expert
to show up; to appear; to turn up
Cao Cao (155-220), famous statesman and general at the end of Han, noted poet and calligrapher, later warlord, founder and first king of Cao Wei, father of Emperor Cao Pi; the main villain of novel the Romance of Three Kingdoms
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
princess; daughter of a nobleman
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (of a single person)
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
my personal (e.g. opinion)
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
will; desire; eagerness; interest; drive; motivation
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)