gorgeous; brilliant; dazzling; ornate; gaudy; flowery
brightness; splendour; splendor
to polish up; to shine up
to compete with; to vie for
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
being rampant; domination
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to love; to be attached to; to cherish; to caress
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
a line; a streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident); (arch.) the same logic
arriving at the final stop (of a bus, train, etc.); reaching the end of the line
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
here and there; in places
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
everywhere; all over; throughout
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
hindrance; obstacle; harm; bad effect; sickness
to fall into ruin; to be desolated
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
scriptural text; scriptures; sutras
light; faint; pale; fleeting
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
kaoliang; variety of sorghum, esp. used in making spirits
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)