to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
succession; continuation; series; sequence
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
elastic; flexible; telescoping; expandable; retractable; extensible
two (long cylindrical things)
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
heating power; thermal power; firepower
to fall on one's backside
to go along; to walk along; to follow
by sheer strength; by brute force
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
thereupon; shortly thereafter
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
to hide; to keep to oneself
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to be no match for; to not hold a candle to
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
electrically powered; electric
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
self-consciousness; self-awareness
fair and square; open and aboveboard
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
quarrel; dispute; argument