first person (to do); person going first; first place; top position; person in the top position
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to ascend; to go up; to climb
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
spreading; disseminating; scattering; diffusion (of light, gas)
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
to have (a) potential for ...; to have it in one to do
young bird; fledgling; chick; (young) chicken
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
show; display; pretensions; pose; posture
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
voice training; vocal exercises
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
review (of learned material); revision
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
stealthily; secretly; in secret
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song; to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
one bow; one salute; one greeting