honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
running as fast as one can
difference; variation; difference
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
pair of compasses; compass (for drawing circles, etc.); (mariner's) compass; legs; step
outside the city area; suburbs
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
to trample; to crush underfoot
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
maintenance; preservation; improvement
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
entreaty; supplication; petition
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
elder sister; effeminate man
at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong
to begin to walk; to set out
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
prospects of victory; chances of success
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
serious; severe; grave; acute
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe