it is not (like that) either
originally; by nature; from the start
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
carved seal; engraved stamp; to engrave (a seal); to carve; to make an impression (with a seal)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to keep secret; to conceal
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
such; like that; that sort of; very
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to closely resemble; to suit well; to match well; to go well with
appearance; figure; shape; form
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert