election; selection; choice
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; point of view; viewpoint
tricky wrestler; shrewd fellow
detailed; scrupulous; careful; (arch.) diligent; (arch.) honest; (arch.) upright
to feel depressed; to be down
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
at the mercy of (something or someone)
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to come for the first time; to become for the first time
derailment; digression; deviation
printed style (of writing Chinese characters); square style; block style; standard style
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
named after; associated with; connected with
every single word and phrase; word by word
context (of a passage); line of thought; context (of a matter, event, etc.); circumstances; background
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
mixer (audio, concrete, etc.); blender (usu. countertop)
to be blessed with children
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
(another's) daughter; young lady
tingling; stinging; pungently
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
intuition; instinct; hunch
tightly; exactly; precisely; close-fitting (e.g. suit); firm (body); lean