method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
the same rank; equality; apposition
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
cooperation; collaboration
to be enthralled by; to be disguised as
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
immediately; right away; on the spot
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
in that way; thus; so; so?
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
reason; cause; circumstances
small number; few; minority
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
prompt; immediate; in real time
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
selection; choice; option
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
this is why; this means; it is the case that
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
disastrous flooding; kelpie; water demon that brings floods or disasters
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
while; during; while; although; all; both
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste