wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
to speak; to hear a voice
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
edict; public announcement
starting point; starting line
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
one large ...; a great ...
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
in that way; thus; so; so?
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to stop midway; to interrupt
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
time; hour; period; class
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
of course; certainly; naturally
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
to proceed with things; to carry out; to do
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes