wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
to jump at; to be attracted by
dignity; majesty; sanctity
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to be charged with a mission
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
impeachment; denunciation; accusation; censure
arrest; apprehension; capture
betrayal; defection; treachery; apostasy
China; Han dynasty (China, 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
double; twice (as much); twofold
exterior; packaging; cladding; armor (armour); arm
running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)
rain cover; tarpaulin; covering against rain; taking shelter from rain
transparent; plain (glass or glasses)
armoured vehicle; armored vehicle
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
competent; suitable; qualified
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
to make one's own; to take possession of
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke