tension; mental strain; nervousness
beyond this point; from now on; after this
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
almost every day; almost daily
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
of course; certainly; naturally
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?