to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to shake; to sway; to waver
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
unique; peculiar; singular
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
grudge; complaint; reproach
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
successive generations; successive emperors
record high; all-time high
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
to curse someone to death; to put a deadly curse on someone
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
correction; revision; amendment
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
programme; program; plans; arrangements