disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot
hometown; rural township (of China)
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
pleasantry; joke; tomfoolery
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
the other day; some time ago; recently
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
on countless occasions; many a time
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to spread; to be propagated
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
mid-air; mid-heaven; zenith
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
being left out; being ostracized
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly