ingenuity; resourcefulness
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
with religious zeal; with utmost devotion; take great care of
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
act of violence; violent behavior
classical form of martial art
index finger; forefinger; second toe
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
to be too late; to be too slow
opening and shutting; opening and closing
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
imperial court; royal court
genius; prodigy; natural gift
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
composition; setting (of music)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
image; figure; figure; form; image
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related