reform; reformation; reorganization
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
tea-drinking companion; crony; buddy; spouse married late in life for companionship
promotion; raising of status
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
in order to be(come)...; since it amounts to...; since it is advantageous to...
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
curfew; lockdown; grounding
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect
present continuous tense; present progressive form
outline; summary; argument
outline; summary; gist; basic points
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
record of war; war chronicle; commentaries of war; military history
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
free (of charge); gratuitous
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
enactment; establishment; creation
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
war or military record; score; military achievements; results
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
storehouse; warehouse; godown