absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
with a broad grin; smirking
imagination; supposition; guess
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
offense; offence; method of attack
imperious; proud; heavy (nasal breathing)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
the way back; the way home; return trip
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
fourth day of the month; four days
evening meal; dinner; supper
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to recall; to remember; to recollect
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
preface; foreword; preamble
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
due form; official; formality
loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit); ullage; outage; decrease (in value); reduction
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly