to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
by myself; in person; by oneself
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
having slow reflexes; being nonathletic; person who is not athletic
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
meaning; significance; sense
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
training; drill; practice; discipline
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
control; management (e.g. of a business)
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than