if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to grow up; to become an adult
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
sensitive; fragile; feeble; indecisive
horse riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
still better; even better
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
possessing (what is required); having; fulfilling (conditions); satisfying (requisites); being endowed with
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
manners; courtesy; etiquette
silence (not speaking); muteness
meaning; significance; sense
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to live; to reside; to inhabit
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
breaking off an engagement
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to state; to express; to mention
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering