condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
piece; fragment; one (object)
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
long (time that has passed); old (story)
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
qipao; cheongsam; mandarin dress
People's Republic of China
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
draft (esp. in baseball); draft; rough copy; draught (beer); draft; draft (air current)
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
from the beginning; from scratch
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
association; union; guild
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
sphere; circle; range; category
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
countries where Chinese characters are used or were historically used
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse
lack of information; data deficiency
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
tall figure; high stature
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency