noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive
round-necked robe worn by members of nobility and the imperial court
mourning clothes; mourning; period of mourning
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
half-sibling (with a different mother)
fair; just and upright; open and honest; aboveboard; honourable
manly; masculine; like a man
broad-minded; open-minded; openhearted; generous; magnanimous
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to roar; to thunder; to become well known; to become famous; to pound (of one's heart); to throb
king; monarch; ruler; champion
love; attachment; tender emotions; falling in love
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
anything and everything; just about everything
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
martial arts; military arts; wushu (Chinese martial art)
strategist; tactician; schemer
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
in the end; on top of that
doing something frantically; frantic state
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
supreme ruler; autocrat; dynast; high king
completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success
to congratulate; to wish (someone) well; to celebrate
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)
womanly; ladylike; feminine