dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
adventurous spirit; sense of adventure
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
trivial; not amounting to much
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
hut (esp. on a mountain); shack; refuge; shanty
dilapidated house; deserted house
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
to some extent; to a certain extent
singing of insects (esp. in autumn); sound of insects
silence; stillness; quietness
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
transverse flute (e.g. a fife)
children's song; nursery rhyme
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
Wu Hu (five tribes that migrated into China in 300-500 CE: Xiongnu, Jie, Xianbei, Di, Qiang)
period; dot character; period (era, amount of time); period
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
bright green; chartreuse green