after all; because; but; even; too; as well
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
preference; priority; precedence
man; male; masculine gender
to like; to love; to be fond of
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
observation; survey; watching
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to feel; to sense; to experience
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
frequency; rate of occurrence
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
marriage of an Imperial princess to a subject
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
is something that; is that which
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
solitude; loneliness; isolation
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency