method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
as a child; when one was a child
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
not counting (as anything significant)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
declaration; proclamation; announcement
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
infant; baby; little child
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
settlement; solution; resolution
to see through; to see the true nature of something
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
guess; conjecture; surmise
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
period of youth; while young
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
home area; home town; local