to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
kindness (shown by others); courtesy; favor; favour; good offices
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
neglect of one's social obligations; failure to perform one's social duties; dishonor; failure to pay back one's debt
exhibition room (e.g. museum); showroom (for goods)
to prostrate oneself (before)
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; poor-looking
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
pure and innocent; immaculate
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
in bad taste; problematic; of poor character
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
occasion; time; section (of a literary work or piece of music); passage; clause; season; term
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
after that; afterwards; thereafter
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...