to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
way; method; means; resource; course
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
inexperienced person; novice; greenhorn; green hand
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
good humour (humor); good mood
head over heels; madly (in love)
to lose one's senses (over); to be out of one's mind (over); to be completely captivated (by); to be smitten; to be engrossed (in)
one's view on love; one's philosophy of love
view of marriage; outlook on marriage; attitude towards marriage
treatment; service; handling; management
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
pushing forward (undaunted); pushing on (toward a goal); striving (for)
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
twilight (traditionally regarded as a time when accidents and disasters are frequent)
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
unsteadily (walking); waddling; staggeringly; totteringly
to appear all together; to be all present
trouble; difficulty; hospitality; treatment; treat
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hanger; holder; in the process of (doing); midway through
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
haughty; arrogant; insolent; presumptuous
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet