hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
war; fighting; fierce competition
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
antiquity; the previous era
there being no use in arguing (about it)
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
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
ehehe (embarrassed laugh); ahaha
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
feeling; sense; impression
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to resort to violence; to perform a drastic act
nothing but; none other than
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
it seems so; that's what it looks like
to frolic about; to mess around
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history