envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
though; notwithstanding; although
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
many; much; plenty; hardly
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
that day; the very same day
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
to gather; to collect; to assemble
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to mix; to stir; to blend
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
pattern paper (for dressmaking)
garden shrubs; trees; potted plant
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)