flaunting; showing off; display (of power, wealth, etc.); ostentation
eternal; everlasting; unchangeable; invariant
different race; different ethnic group; different peoples
ash; embers; complete destruction
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
barbarian tribe; savage tribe
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
spirituality; spiritual nature
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
policy favouring major powers; policy of great powers favorable only to themselves
main course (of a river); mainstream; main current (e.g. of thought)
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
cannot help (laughing, feeling sympathy, etc.); cannot hold back (tears, anger, etc.); cannot suppress
to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship
remaining years (of an old person's life)
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
to be imminent; to be impending; to be pressing; to be urgent
magnificent house; luxurious home; palatial residence; stately mansion
nonsense; (having) terrible taste; unstylish
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
limousine (stretched car); shuttle bus (usu. to airport)
to arrive (by car, bike, etc.); to drive up to; to draw up at; to get used to riding; to get used to driving
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
sultry; muggy; steamy; 6th month of the lunar calendar
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar
roadside trees; row of trees
to (a place); until (a time)
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
traditional; customary; conventional
the 72 microseasons of the year based on the 24 solar seasons further divided into 3
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating