clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to fall in love (with); to love
entry qualifications; joining qualifications
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
many; a lot; much; multitude
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
Mencius (372-289 BCE); Mengzi; Mencius (one of the Four Books)
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
remaining heat; residual excitement; lingering enthusiasm
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
choices; alternatives; options
either way; in any case; one way or another
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
retreating figure; appearance from behind
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
desperately; for one's dear life
underlying cause; indirect cause; remote cause
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
how can (one) do something
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who