appalling; horrifying; dreadful; hideous; revolting; disgusting
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
prostrating oneself (in submission, respect, etc.)
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
lack of ability; incompetence; incapacity
wisdom; intelligence; sagacity
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
emission; release; radiation; release (of goods, a player from a team, etc.)
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
pressure; oppression; suppression
evening; night; nighttime
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
tears (from being deeply moved); tears of gratitude
to sob; to be choked with tears
manageable; tractable; easy to care for; easy to deal with; easy to handle
foolishness; stupidity; silliness
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
contradiction; inconsistency
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
to follow loyally; to wait on someone hand and foot; to be at someone's beck and call
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to call together; to convene
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity