to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
masterwork; masterpiece; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
conviction; belief; confidence
to join forces; to cooperate
side dish; supplementary food
garnish (e.g. vegetables with a meat dish); trimmings; fixings; relish
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
side dish (e.g. vegetables, beans, pickles)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
diversion; appropriation (e.g. of funds); misappropriation; re-use (e.g. old computer parts); recycling
cautious; careful; shrewd; tactful; prudent; faultless
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
description; describing; depicting
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to give; to present; to offer; to do for someone's sake
opening; aperture (e.g. camera); opening one's mouth; beginning to speak; open; broad
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
without; but if; otherwise; or else
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
decision; settlement; definition
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)