absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
mending; repair; darning; patching up
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
turning by hand; hand-turned; hand-cranked; preparations; arrangements
human kindness; human weakness
high; noble; refined; advanced
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
ignoring; bypassing; doing something without consultation; going over someone's head
study (e.g. material); learning; for studying
It's a piece of cake; It's a simple task; It's a cinch
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
without; unless; have to do
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
implication; connotation; (logical) implication; material conditional; material consequence
twenty years of age; youth; early age; tender age of ...
sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
talented person; clever person
genius; prodigy; natural gift
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly
human intellect; knowledge