irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to spit out; to eject; to dump
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
processed goods; finished goods
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba); gingko; maidenhair tree
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to sit down; to take a seat
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
student guidance; student counseling
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to translate; to interpret
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
at that time; in those days
translated sentence; translated passage; translation; version; rendering
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface