older brother; elder brother
in comparison to; rather than
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
woman; female; feminine gender
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
such ... as; or some such
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice