(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to crawl towards; to creep up to
to approach; to draw near
noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
to impersonate someone; to go under a false name; to make fraudulent use of someone's name
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
putting into operation; invocation
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
(present) head of a family
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
(crime of) high treason; (crime of) treason
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to detain; to take into custody
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge; wet clothes
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
arrest; apprehension; capture
absolutely; positively; decidedly
approval; acceptance; toleration
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
to have a rumor circulating
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
many; numerous; various; large number of
disclosure; exposure; revelation
anything and everything; just about everything
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
synopsis; plot; outline; plan; scheme; program