dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
disdain; contempt; scorn; abhorrence
nice; likeable; desirable
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
to be set up (completely); to be put together; to be composed (e.g. type)
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
one's own potential; real ability; one's own strength
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)
drip; fall drop-by-drop; suddenly (of drops of water)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
extreme logic; extreme argument; unreserved argument
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
drinking habitually; being fond of (a drink)
interference; meddling; butting in
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
vanishing behind the clouds (e.g. of the moon); vanishing; suddenly disappearing; going into hiding
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means
potentiality; dormancy; latency
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit
to kill; to choke the life out of
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
great; grand; (arch.) obstinate; (arch.) stubborn