beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
three times; thrice; many times; over and over again; repeatedly
the very best; excellent; superb
(sense of) hearing; auditory perception
and so; therefore; for that reason
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
effectiveness; efficacy; efficaciousness
one leap (i.e. skipping intermediate stages); one jump; one step; jumping (with both feet together)
in the meanwhile; during the time
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
(right at the) side; just beside
close adhesion; sticking firmly (to); relating closely (to); having relevance (to); contact printing
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; virtue; benefit
curse; spell; malediction