(political) power; authority; influence
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
again; once more; a second time
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to begin to walk; to set out
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
common people; ordinary people; masses
that's the way it is; such is life
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
(some) more; even more; longer; further
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
drama; play; powerful drug
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
trust; confidence; credence
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
how many months?; how long?
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
time; season; period; phase; stage
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
silence (not speaking); muteness
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
each house; every house; many houses
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago