influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
to be overcome with emotion
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to know thoroughly; to have full knowledge of
for some (unspecified) reason
agency; agent; answering (the door, phone, etc. on someone's behalf); ushering in (a visitor); passing on (a message); conveyance
to be unable to bear (something) any longer; to be unable to put up with
imperial court; royal court
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
tediously (explain, complain, etc.); repeatedly; persistently; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
be on your guard; negligence is the enemy
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
dirty; vulgar; nasty; offensive; disgusting
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
(Internet) troll; disturber; raising havoc; laying waste; robbery; holdup
official recognition; official approval; certification; authorization; authorisation
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
it was very good of you to come; glad to see you
one's physical safety; personal security
babysitting; babysitter; nanny; taking care of; looking after; accompanying
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) temporary residence
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
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