pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
authority; power; influence
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
to be contented; to be at ease
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
sacred scripture; sacred book; holy book; writings of a sage
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
image; figure; figure; form; image
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
explanation; interpretation
doing whatever one pleases
atrocity; (arch.) treason
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
royal authority; regal power; authority of the king
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
leadership competition; power struggle
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
majority group (party, faction)
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
adds vagueness and indirectness to the word or phrase it is used with
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)