to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
prime minister; premier; chancellor
cold-blooded; unfeeling; heartless; heart of stone; inconsiderate
cold-bloodedness; coldheartedness
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
because; for; the reason why is ...
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
to take the blame; (lit.) to cover oneself in mud
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
education for governing as a monarch; kingcraft
lawyer; legalism (school of Chinese philosophy)
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
personality; character; individuality; personhood
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
forcibly; against one's will
and so; therefore; for that reason
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
union; joining; conjugation
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
how admirably; how wonderfully; how skillfully