(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
pride; dignity; self-worth
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
person of common sense; common sense man
quarrelsome; easy to anger; quick to lose temper
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
patriarch; head of a family
direct descent; direct line
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
else; in addition; besides
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
how; in what way; how about
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
custom; habit; customary practice
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
to be intimate with; to befriend
field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)