cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
right (to do something); authority; power
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
the big two ...; two major ...; two main ...
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
to drive into; to ride into; to extend (a railway line, bus route, etc.) into; to link (a railway line) with; to join up with (a separate line)
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
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
witnessing; observing; sighting
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
offensive (movement); aggression
the whole area; the entire region; all parts (of); the whole field (of study); every field; the whole gamut
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
small; fine; detailed; stingy
each place; various places
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
to reflect; to throw back light
to tan (i.e. suntan); to burn
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
to split; to be split; to become sunken (e.g. of cheeks); to become hollowed; to weaken (e.g. of motivation, interest, etc.); to decrease
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict