strict; hidebound; inflexible; being a stickler for the rules; sticking hard and fast to the rules
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
this, that and the other; this and that
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
forcibly; against one's will
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
power; authority; jurisdiction
display of fireworks; firework(s) display
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
wintertime; winter season
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
posing a question; question
contradiction; inconsistency
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se