splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
people; citizens; subjects; folk
obligatory supply (of goods to the government, e.g. during wartime); delivery (to the government at a fixed price, e.g. of rice)
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
readiness to die; (in the) face of death
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
wet towel (supplied at table); hot, moistened hand towel
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
though; notwithstanding; although
kitchen; cookhouse; (ship's) galley
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
(living) from hand to mouth; living on the fringe of subsistence
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)