hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
friction; discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
regret; repentance; remorse
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
image; figure; figure; form; image
pure gold; solid gold; fine gold
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation
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
unprecedented; never seen before
utmost limit; extremity; result
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
drama; play; Chinese opera
script; libretto; scenario
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
descriptive (narrative) part
library; book collection; paperback book
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
metre (of a poem); meter; rhythm; prosody
poetry and prose; literature; literary works
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)