to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
testimony; (verbal) evidence
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
treatment (of a person); dealing with
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
shift the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); pass the buck
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
different opinion; objection
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
and (also); both ... and; as well as
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
to be overcome with emotion
sunlight filtering through trees
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
heaven and earth; top and bottom
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide