surely (not); certainly (not)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
sand, ash, etc., thrown in the eyes to blind someone; throwing something at someone's eyes to blind them; poking someone's eyes during a fight to blind them
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
to ripen (fruit, grain, etc.); to become ripe
elementary and middle school pupils
(necessary) personnel; required person
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
inside one's heart; in one's mind
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to pat (e.g. dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
trembling from fear; trembling all over
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
estimated (probable) age (e.g. of victim)
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
secret art; the mysteries
to crack; to develop a crack
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
to make one's own; to take possession of
domination of the world; world hegemony; world domination
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
massing (of troops); gathering
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
to have a reason; to have an excuse
biological child; one's own child