shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
(together) with; -wide; including
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
living in a group; communal living; community life
a style of Chinese poetry; legend or inscription on a picture
uncontrollable; irrepressible
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
cannot help (feeling); cannot hold back (tears, laughter, etc.)
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
to succeed; to bear fruit
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
propulsive power; driving force
to gain traction; to develop momentum; to get a boost; to pick up steam
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
on countless occasions; many a time
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
restive horse; unmanageable person (esp. a woman); shrew; stubborn tomboy
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
idealistic thought (argument)
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
to forget to say; to forget to mention
to feel ashamed; to be abashed
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate