beautiful face; good looks; beauty
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
rather; sooner; preferably
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
welcome!; nice to see you!
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to say; to tell; to state; to do
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
yueqin (4-stringed Chinese lute)
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
small house; thatched hut
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
news; word; tidings; omen
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
curiosity; inquisitiveness
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to order; to command; to appoint