strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
to attempt; to test; to try out
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
door; gate; opening; title page
personal combat; one-to-one fight
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
treatment (of a person); dealing with
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
audience; spectator; spectators
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
show; exhibition; spectacle
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on