in accordance with; according to
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to triumph; to be elated with success
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
to read out and compare (e.g. proofs against a manuscript); to check (accounts, etc.) by reading aloud
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
seat; seats; stands; grandstand; bleachers
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to be engrossed; to be enthralled
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
conviction; belief; confidence
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
again (and again); once again; yet again
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
even though; despite; when
since when; from when; how long
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
since one was born; (in) all one's life
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet