to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal
river; stream; River; the ... river
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
moment; brief space of time
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
stirring; slight movement
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
cross-examination; retort; asking in return
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
to say no more; to sink into silence
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction