cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
to look away; to avert one's eyes
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
coating (esp. lacquering)
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
madness; madman; enthusiast; freak; junkie
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
any more; any further; any better; any longer
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
hostility; antagonism; opposition
person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
established (existing) policy (procedure(s))
to come to an end; to close the curtain
to watch over; to watch attentively
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all