warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
even though; despite; when
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
in comparison to; rather than
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
way (of doing); manner; method; means
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
society; the world; the times
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
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
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
ago; since; before; previous
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling