to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
general; overall; across-the-board
function; facility; faculty; feature
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
deviation; departure; (accidental) omission
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
way; method; means; resource; course
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
appeal to a higher court; intermediate appeal
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
inspection; audit; judgement; judgment
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
plot (of a novel, play, etc.); plotting (data)
consecutive; continuous; successive
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
depiction; description; portrayal
sense of justice; feeling of righteousness; moral sense
Ming period (China; 1368-1644); Ming era
author; writer; novelist; artist
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
when it comes to; concerning
Tang period (China; 618-907); Tang era
to liken to; to compare to; to pattern after; to model after; to imitate
tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
bun (hairstyle); chignon; topknot
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
Di people (Zhou dynasty term for non-ethnic Chinese to the north)
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
honorific affix; honorific prefix
high steward; grand master
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)