not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
younger scholar; future reference
to cultivate a better understanding
appearance; air; condition; state; form
to smooth; to harmonize; to facilitate; to streamline
this occasion; at this time; now
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
selection; choice; option
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
turning point; transition phase
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
management; administration; operation
one end; an end; part; fragment
needless to say; it goes without saying that
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
capable of anything; liable to do
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; (lit.) a hundred harms and not a single gain
and so; therefore; for that reason
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
large quantity; large amount
interior of the womb (of a pregnant woman); interior of the uterus; interior of a Buddhistic statue
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
outer two ribs of a folding fan (i.e. the thick ribs, one at each end); outer frame of a lattice door
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
to rush over; to run up to