Mencius (372-289 BCE); Mengzi; Mencius (one of the Four Books)
reading (a text) aloud without trying to understand it
nothing but; except; no more than
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
recitation; reciting from memory
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
symmetry; balance; proportion; uniformity
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
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
directly under; falling perpendicularly
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
sayings and doings; words and deeds
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
enlightenment; great wisdom
region; limits; stage; level
that is to say; so that means
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
prizing; valuing highly; esteeming
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
a little over; a little more than; strength; the strong; powerhouse; one of the biggest
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten duodecillion; original; positive
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
dispersed (of citizens in a war-torn country, etc.)
root; source; origin; cause
dignity; majesty; sanctity