as affairs stand; judging from the present situation; as things are now
heaven's punishment; divine punishment; well-deserved punishment; just punishment
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
Children's Limbo; futile; unrewarding
to drive (e.g. horse, carriage); to control; to manage
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
individual; one by one; separate; each
ability; performance; efficiency
to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
homely woman; plain-looking woman; female demon
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
secrecy; highly classified information
taking something out; carrying out; providing money oneself; paying with one's own money; corbel; strengthening under a seam (clothing)
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
your countenance (his ..., her ..., etc.)
affectation; showiness; pretence
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
good-quality; superior in quality
approximate age; age range
to search for; to seek for; to look for
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to perform in tune with each other; to get along well; to be in perfect harmony; to make a perfect pair (team, etc.)
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
to chirp (of a swarm of insects); to sing; to gather; to swarm
to surface; to come to the top; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
in proportion to; just as much as
discussion; argument; debate
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
small grain; small stature or ability
to run around; to bustle about
evil spirit; demon; devil