environment; circumstance
curious; strange; unusual
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
innermost depths of one's heart
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to attempt; to test; to try out
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
follower; attendant; valet; servant
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
(horse-drawn) cart; wagon; dray
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
elder sister; effeminate man
dispersal; evacuation; removal; spreading out (troops); deployment
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
shepherd's song; pastoral poem; pastoral song; pastoral
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to step forward; to volunteer
to say; to tell; to state; to do
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection