being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
three; three years of age
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
elucidation; explicit statement; specification
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
very careful; thoroughly prepared
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to kick; to treat (a person) poorly; to walk all over (someone)
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
work; business; company; study
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
indulging in every possible luxury
taking great pains (to do); making every effort; having a lot of trouble (doing); racking one's brains
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
to collect; to assemble; to gather
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
right beside; close to; nearby
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed