- to convert to (a religion)
- (Mahatma) Gandhi
- perception (the process of perceiving sth with the senses); to sense; to feel; to detect; to be aware of
- starting point; (fig.) basis; motive
- floating clouds; fleeting; transient
- sharp criticism
- to cross swords; to have a confrontation (with sb)
- to declare to be untrue; to deny
- nightmare
- to bawl; to wail; to cry
- noble and virtuous; aloof from politics and material pursuits
- conceited; to take responsibility
- superiority; dominance; advantage
- in a pique; sulky; cross
- (fig.) the whole world
- straight away; right off the bat; right on the head; right in the face
- billow; surge
- to shun; to avoid (sb); to skirt; to evade (an issue); to step back; to withdraw; to recuse (a judge etc)
- illicit sexual relations
- to agree blindly
- may I offer a bit of advice
- (old) itinerant political adviser; (fig.) lobbyist; go-between; mouthpiece; also pr. [shuo1 ke4]
- proud and aloof
- held high; elevated; uplift; soaring
- to shed tears
- to draw; to describe
- to engage with secular society; to involve oneself in human affairs; to join the WTO (abbr. for 加入世界貿易組織|加入世界贸易组织[jia1 ru4 Shi4 jie4 Mao4 yi4 Zu3 zhi1])
- to be born; to come into being; to withdraw from worldly affairs
- free and at ease; natural; unconstrained
- to look around (a room etc); (fig.) to take a comprehensive look at
- to shed one's mortal body and exchange one's bones (idiom); born again Daoist; to turn over a new leaf; fig. to change wholly; to create from other material (story, artwork etc)
- worker