to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
(another's) daughter; young lady
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
maintenance; conservatism; conservativeness; conservation
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
elevation; height above sea level
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
scale; scope; plan; structure
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)
very great; enormous; serious
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
with a snap; (breaking) cleanly; (rejecting) sternly; flatly; smartly; (dressing up) well
large bird; peng (giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
being on the verge of starvation; being about to starve
family; relatives; dependents; household
in its entirety; whole; wholly
letting (someone) die without helping
shameless; shameless person