curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
camera shake; picture blur; deviation; slight shifting
climax; peak; zenith; apex
being proficient in both; combine both
to become clumsy; to miss one's aim
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
stillness; quiet; peacefulness
pretense; affectation; showiness
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
rejection; dismissal; turning down; abandoning; renunciation
toast; congratulatory cup
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
great number; very large number; round number; approximate figure
to knock down; to utterly defeat
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
great fool; utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron
to jump from one thing to another
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
stratification; hierarchization; layering; tiering
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
large quantity; large amount
sand, ash, etc., thrown in the eyes to blind someone; throwing something at someone's eyes to blind them; poking someone's eyes during a fight to blind them
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
ogling; eyeing (lecherously); leering; staring
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring