fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
final; eventual; ultimate
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
imprudence; indiscretion; thoughtlessness
lack of virtue; immorality; vice; depravity; unworthiness
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
spirit; heart; disposition
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to snatch from; to steal from
to feign innocence; to feign ignorance; to wipe one's mouth
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
how long; how far; how much
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
without hesitation; without a qualm; at the drop of a hat
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
millet or rice cake, roasted and hardened with starch syrup and sugar (sometimes including peanuts, etc.)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
stepping back; drawing back
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish