clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
sworn younger brother; junior male peer (in a club, group, etc.)
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
full ripeness; full maturity
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
originally; by nature; from the start
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
script; libretto; scenario
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to provide; to arrange; to install
five (long cylindrical things)
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
left side; left-hand side
two (long cylindrical things)
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
tornado; hurricane; typhoon
Son of God; child of an emperor
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation