powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
while crying; tearfully; in tears
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
I don't want to boast but
studying abroad; (temporarily) studying at another school (to learn a specific skill)
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
(political) power; authority; influence
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
of great promise; with a promising future
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
to gain knowledge; to build up one's knowledge
technical skill; ability; capacity
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
being in love with each other
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
directly opposite; right in front
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
establishment; settlement
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
one passage; one paragraph; one stanza; one verse; one section (of a piece of music); one syllable
to memorize; to memorise; to recite from memory
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten duodecillion; original; positive
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
tenderhearted; faint of heart
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to smash; to break into pieces
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something