(political) power; authority; influence
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
to be perturbed; to be agitated
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
skill; dexterity; master hand
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
gossip; corner of the mouth
to accuse someone falsely; to make a false charge
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to reveal one's true nature; to show one's true colours; to give oneself away; to be exposed (of a lie, etc.)
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
genuine; authentic; true; real
blunder; bungle; gaffe; bungling; stupid; tactless
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
not; nonexistent; not being (there)
exaggerated; overblown; overdone