to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
senior envoy; chief delegate
mature; experienced; precocious; mature for one's age
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
Dominic; Dominick; Dominik
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
vice-envoy; deputy delegate
refusing to budge; adamant; intransigent; unyielding
to allot; to assign; to give; to provide; to fit to; to fasten to
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
life or death; existence; destiny
former (incumbent); predecessor
carefree; relaxed; comfortable; at one's ease
moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
to be born under a (certain) star; to be born with a certain destiny; to be fated
at least; at most; (even) just
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
basic policy; fundamental policy; fundamental plan of action
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement
moderate faction; moderates
short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain
leaving a matter to chance
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear