excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
handful; small amount; small number
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order
to hand down (a story, legend, etc.); to pass on (to the next generation); to spread (a rumor, news, etc.); to circulate; to send word; to pass on (a message)
the lower classes; the common people
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
indicate reason; infers some protest
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
rise; swell; elevation; upsurge
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
just the other day; quite recently
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
after a long time; for the first time in a while
having an audience with someone of very high social standing (e.g. the emperor)
to grow taller (of people)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo