to give oneself airs; to be prudish
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
to escape from; to get out
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
be (that) as it may; having said that
this, that and the other; this and that
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
new school (of thought, etc.); new drama
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel
to be pleased; to be in a good mood
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
telephone made from two cans and a piece of string
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand