elegance; grace; festal song (genre of the Shi Jing)
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to incur someone's enmity
look who's talking; I don't want to hear it from you; are you in any position to say that?
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
pan; frying pan; panning (a camera)
democratic nation; democratic country
word-hunting; search for and censorship of politically incorrect words
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
instant; moment; for an instant
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
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
parental love or affection
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
having very little difference between one another; being much of a muchness; being more or less the same; pointless competition (between two equally unimpressive parties); pissing contest
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
(having great) expectation; pinning one's hopes on
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
returning tit for tat; retaliating