not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
sorry to trouble you, but ...; excuse me, but ...; pardon me, but ...
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
proposal; offer; request; application
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
brazenly; shamelessly; alternating wins and losses (every other day); (arch.) stupidly; (arch.) cluelessly; (arch.) slipping away secretly
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
putting one's hands behind one's back; having one's hands behind one's back; behind; rear; back
arrest; apprehension; capture
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
scenery; scene; landscape
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
to provide; to arrange; to install
how much; how many; to what extent
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
what kind of; what sort of; what
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
besides; moreover; in addition; to make matters worse
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
decision; determination; resolution
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
seizure; confiscation; impounding; sequestration; forfeiture
property; fortune; assets
within the year; before the year is out