conviction; belief; confidence
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
while alive; during one's lifetime
useless; vain; aimless; idle
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
fair and square; open and aboveboard
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
honesty; integrity; purity and unselfishness
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
colour; color; hue; tints
transparency; degree of clearness
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
bathing (swimming) in cold water
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
purification ceremony (performed with water); ritual purification; ablutions
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
considerably; fairly; quite
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to become tense; to become serious; to become sober; sobering; bracing
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning