interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
to infer; to figure out; to get an idea of; to tell; to imagine; to guess
deviation; departure; (accidental) omission
rationalist; practically minded person; pragmatist
uncharted territory; unknown waters; unfamiliar terrain
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
shivering; trembling; shuddering; shaking
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
settlement; solution; resolution
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
chance; opportunity; occasion
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
is something that; is that which
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
root; source; origin; cause