death; mortality; to die; to pass away
due form; official; formality
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to be helpful; to be useful
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
chapter one; first chapter
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
agricultural community; farm village; rural
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
large number (of); many; majority
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart