poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
to be based (on); to be founded (on); to be grounded (on); to be due to; to come (from); to arise (from)
traditional; customary; conventional
to be in high spirits; to be encouraged; to be lively; to cheer up
unhappy; sad; miserable; wretched; gloomy; melancholic
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
journey; route of a journey
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
mixed race; mixed parentage
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
being stark-naked; having no possessions; losing all one's belongings
newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
roasting; grilling; toasting; tempering (in metallurgy)
factory worker; craftsman; artisan
Olympia (Greece); Olympia; Olimpia; Olympia
mountain range; Lian Shan (Xia-period method of Chinese divination)
cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
vast (ocean, desert, etc.); boundless; vague (e.g. memories); unclear; rampant (weeds, etc.); running wild
leaf (of a tree); tree leaves; foliage
to show signs; to have symptoms; to give indications (of); to bud; to germinate; to sprout
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
more than anything; above all else
(social) class; rank; grade
difficult problem; challenge
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
national character; regional character
to be out of patience; to be unable to put up with something anymore