trial product; prototype model
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
to get late; to advance; to wear on
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
just past noon; afternoon
chief; main; principal; major
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
operation; functioning; running
convenient; handy; useful
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
having done this; if this is done; if it is done in this way
treasure house; storage for valuable property
principle; theory; fundamental truth
imperial court; royal court
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
perfect; complete; flawless
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
if so; in that case; in that situation