to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
long time; long interval; for quite some time
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
assertion; declaration; affirmation
persevering; very patient
such; like that; that sort of
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure); feelings
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
very much; very many; more and more
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
difference; variation; difference
private person; individual
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light