makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
sign; indication; omen; symptom
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
such; this sort of; like this
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
materials; data; document
Mars (Roman god); Mars (planet)
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
few decades; many decades; several decades
war; fighting; fierce competition
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
military family; warrior class
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
prudence; discretion; thought
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way