choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to lure someone; to entice someone
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to have meaning; to be meaningful
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
intelligence; intellect; brains
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
commandant; commanding officer; general
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
excitement; stimulation; agitation; pride; haughtiness; arrogance