outstanding; excellent; exceptional; distinguished; unrivaled; surpassing (e.g. beauty)
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
use; utilization; utilisation; application
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
to crouch; to squat; to cower
something; some kind of; for some reason
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to irritate; to offend; to provoke; to get on one's nerves
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved