of course; certainly; naturally
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
audience; spectator; spectators
audience; attendance; hearers
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
such a thing; something like that
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
opening fully; full throttle; full power
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to produce (e.g. movie, play, show, event, musical recording, etc.); to design (e.g. new commercial product, restaurant concept, etc.); to create; production; creation; design
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
let's see what you've got; show me what you've got
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
way (of doing); manner; method; means
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
bar; measure; short pause (in writing); petty principles; minor details
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)