to revere; to respect; to worship
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
(religious) piety; faith; devotion
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
general; popular; common; typical
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
pilot light; spark; live coals (for firelighting)
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
incarnation; embodiment; realization; giving concrete form (to)
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
condition; state (of health); appearance
that day; the very same day
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out