to try to do; to attempt to do
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
to become fraught with emotion
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
suffix for familiar person
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
difference; variation; difference
(phenomenon of) precession of the equinoxes
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
discovery; detection; finding
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
to grow up; to become an adult
woman who missed the chance of getting married (because she is too old)
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
love; attachment; tender emotions; falling in love
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy