wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
brothers and sisters; siblings
literary and military arts; the pen and the sword
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
man; male; masculine gender
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
homosexuality; homosexual love
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness; uprightness; integrity; scrupulousness
not limited to; not just ...
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
love affair; sensual pleasures
nice; likeable; desirable
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
environment; surroundings; circumstances
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
large number (of); many; majority
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
proposal; proposition; suggestion
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to draw (someone) close to one's breast; to pull close to one; to take into one's arms; to embrace
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down