to shut one's eyes to (one's own faults, etc.); to pretend not to see; to pay no attention to; to forget; to fail to notice; (lit.) to put on a shelf
how much; how many; however
to ride side by side; to walk side by side; to go together; to join forces; to work together; (lit.) to line up horses' bits
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
loyal heart; loyalty; devotion; fidelity
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
battle formation; battle array; lineup (of a team, etc.); cast; staff
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
active; positive; progressive; anode
to be relieved; to feel relieved
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
guard of honour; honor guard; ceremonial guard
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
eloquence; fluency (of speech)
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
intermission (between acts); interlude
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
innocent; naive; artless; unaffected; genuine; childlike
(appropriate for) one's age
to prostrate oneself (before)
to maintain one's honor as a man; to save face (as a man); to have one's honor upheld
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
(fully) exposed; bare; uncovered; in full view; undisguised; broad (accent)
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
evaluation criteria; evaluation standard
just; right; pure; genuine; truth