to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
three; three years of age
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
far away in the distance; in the far distance
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to want; to wish for; (arch.) to request; (arch.) to demand; (arch.) to seek; (arch.) to search for
two persons; two people; pair; couple
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
throw; throwing; throwing event
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to pick up; to find; to gather
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment