cultivation; refinement; culture; education
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
index finger; forefinger; second toe
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
reopening; resumption; restarting
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
death from disease; death from illness
remains; corpse; (dead) body
at a young age; while still young
death; the next world; to pass away; to die
guess; speculation; supposition
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
unprecedented; never seen before
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
power of the state; government authority
influence; clout; leverage
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
tide; tidal current; tendency; drift; trend
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to look down on; to make light of
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
measurement round the hips
patterns of thinking; train of thought
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion