to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded; (lit.) big-bellied
to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
token (effort); something done for form's sake
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
to dry up completely; to become stale
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
large tree; big tree; huge tree
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to be emotionally moved; to have a lump in one's throat
prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
preparations for returning (home)
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
world; society; people; the public
how many years; how long; what year
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
quality (of a product or a service)
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
nervous temperament; worry habit; pessimistic nature; pessimism
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal