mountain range; mountain belt
omen; portent; sign; presage; harbinger; premonition
without; but if; otherwise; or else
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
to wait for one's punishment; to wait before one gets what's coming to one; (lit.) to wash one's neck and wait (i.e. for one's beheading)
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to make merry; to be festive
childish; childlike; immature; infantile
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching; crunchies
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
after ages; posterity; future life; the next world
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
sacred scripture; sacred book; holy book; writings of a sage
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
mountain recesses; heart of the mountains; mountain; (arch.) imperial tomb; (arch.) emperor's grave
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
natural disaster; cataclysm
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
to kill an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; to kill viciously; to victimize; to torment