far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
completely satisfied; as pleased as can be
two things that superficially similar but completely different; night and day; chalk and cheese; (lit.) the Moon and a turtle
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
difference; disparity; gap
supporting role (actor); minor role
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to be silent; to say nothing
bombshell announcement (statement)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
at any time; at any moment; when; at what moment
in the same way as; just like