to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
reception (e.g. wedding); banquet; celebration; party
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
schedule; program; programme; agenda
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
imperial court; royal court
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
whispering into a person's ear
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
quiet; still; surreptitious
deep emotion; strong feelings
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
objection; dissent; protest
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
apathetic; indifferent; nonchalant; callous
third grade; third class; tertiary
under construction; in preparation
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
fastidious person; fussy person; faultfinder; nitpicker; stickler
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to be struck by lightning; to be yelled at (by someone of higher status); to be scolded harshly
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
from the beginning; from scratch