son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
late summer heat; lingering summer heat
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
way one dresses; way one looks like in certain clothes
increase in activity; activation
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
modern; current; contemporary; trendy; latest; up-to-date
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
suffix used to negate a verb in the past tense
while there is life, there is hope; without life, there is nothing; don't waste your life
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
eternal; everlasting; unchangeable; invariant
discord; breaking up (e.g. friendship)
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
dispiritedness; dejection; languor; becoming flat (e.g. beer, carbonated drinks); becoming stale
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
in the end; at the end of the day
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
quarrel; dispute; argument
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
female friend; woman friend
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
classical form of martial art
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
pivot foot; emphasis; priority; focus
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
suspicious object (e.g. potential bomb); suspicious substance
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
dangling; aimlessly; casually; unexpectedly
spot; dot; place; location; (airport) apron; spot advertisement; spot advertising