to come to mind; to pop into one's head
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
composition; constitution
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
secret; private; surreptitious
change of occupation; career change
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
question; inquiry; enquiry
fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant
although; though; despite the fact that ...
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
calamity; disaster; misfortune
zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
enterprise; business; company; corporation
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
name; given name; first name
settlement; solution; resolution
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to take off one's glasses
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
un-; non-; negative prefix
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
to shout (in anger); to yell
god's majesty; god's authority; might of Heaven
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
second; number two; runner-up