genius; prodigy; natural gift
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (e.g. Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
patriarch; head of a family
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to pass (of time); to elapse
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to get strong; to gain strength
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
river; stream; River; the ... river