older brother; elder brother
essay on poetry; theory of poetry
to repay double the original amount; to repay x times the original amount
if it is the case that ...
support; backing; aid; assistance
secret; private; surreptitious
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
indoor (court, pool, etc.)
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
to intend; to be sure that
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
superiority complex; sense of superiority
to go past; to pass; to pass by
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
seven (long cylindrical things)
feng (male Chinese firebird)
elegance; grace; festal song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to hold a sword above one's head; to be haughty; to be arrogant
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to fall flat; to fall face down
to rush over; to run up to
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
observation; survey; watching
upper half of the body; upper body
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely