time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
tear gland; lacrimal gland
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
reception (e.g. wedding); banquet; celebration; party
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
quiet unsociable person; obstinate person; blockhead
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
in the face of; in defiance of
choo-choo; chug-chug; chuff-chuff; brush-brush; scrub-scrub
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
every person; each one; everybody
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
unprecedented; never seen before
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek