empress (consort); queen (consort)
to be promoted to a higher rank
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
His Majesty the Emperor; the present emperor; the reigning emperor
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; relationship; relation; (good, bad, etc.) terms
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
(present) head of a family
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
preface; introduction; preamble
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
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
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
to try to do; to attempt to do
throwaway; disposable; single-use
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to go straight to one's head (of alcohol); to feel the effects (of an illness); to lose one's wits
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
to rage; to fly into a rage; to become furious
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency