excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
unbeatable; invincible; irresistible
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
shift the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); pass the buck
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
superheating; overheating
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
enmity; antagonism; hostility
authority; power; influence
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
incident; affair; happening; event
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
enemy territory; hostile place
town; city; municipal; urban
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace