(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
interior design; interior; upholstery
royalty and titled nobility
magnificent house; luxurious home; palatial residence; stately mansion
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
low class; lowly (position); humble (condition)
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
what kind of; what sort of; what
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
comparatively; relatively
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
class; heading; group; category
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
dependents; family members that one has to support; encumbrances; things that tie one down
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
war; fighting; fierce competition
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
government post and court rank
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
family tree; pedigree; genealogy
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
history; pedigree; lineage