- superstition; to have a superstitious belief (in sth)
- to burn to death
- snobbish
- what time?; when?
- long (tradition, history etc)
- lateral side; side; aspect; profile
- to produce a sound; to vocalize; to give voice; to articulate views or demands
- to seek; to pursue; to investigate
- to quote; to cite; to recommend (a friend, an associate etc)
- 歌德 gē dé: 歌德 ge1 de2: to sing the praises of sb歌德 Gē dé: 歌德 Ge1 de2: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832), German poet and playwright
- to have (an attribute) to a small degree; to have a touch of
- metaphor
- supreme; paramount; unsurpassed
- hard to avoid; difficult to escape from; will inevitably
- megalomania; egomania; delusions of grandeur
- lecture hall
- flattering words; inflated praise
- insignificant
- (lit.) name not encountered in the classics; unknown (person); nobody
- lit. to wash one's heart and renew one's face (idiom); to repent sincerely and mend one's mistaken ways; to turn over a new leaf
- laws and decrees
- marrow; pith; quintessence; essence
- (Buddhism) (loanword from Sanskrit) to achieve nirvana (extinction of desire and pain); to die (abbr. for 涅槃那[nie4 pan2 na4])
- dry; parched; dull; insipid
- to try to please
- pragmatic; flexible; to act differently in different situations; to accommodate to circumstances
- goods; supplies
- to be deficient in sth; to be short of sth (supplies, money etc)
- whole; single entity
- top of the head
- to lift; to raise (a lid etc); (of a storm) to surge; to stir up (waves etc); (fig.) to trigger; set off (a wave of popularity, a controversy etc)
- hermit
- to toss about in bed; from person to person; indirectly; to wander
- to squeeze out; to extrude; to drain; to find the time; to burst out
- miscellaneous tasks; various chores
- to entertain; to repay; to return; to reward; to compensate; to reply; to answer
- to fawn on; to flatter; to ingratiate oneself; flattery
- to sign a contract or agreement