to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
even though things may appear this way
scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
armed forces; military; troops
to not take seriously; to take lightly
to be injured; to sustain a wound
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
when it becomes; when it comes to
one by one; one after another; successively
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
amateur race; unofficial race
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
boastful speech; bragging
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment