alteration; falsification; faking
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
practical; matter-of-fact; realistic; utilitarian; pragmatic
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
dated; date; fixed; external
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
in the same way as; just like
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
to happen suddenly; to take place unexpectedly
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
branch road; branch path; fork road
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
rationality; reasonableness
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
taking the field first, thus batting second
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
intimate; carefree; familiar; friendly
conversely; on the contrary
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
preparatory phase; preparatory period
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
leader (of an alliance); leading power
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
person of lofty virtue; man of noble character; perfect person; saint
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred