formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
inheritance dispute; succession dispute
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
management; administration; operation
centre; center; center fielder
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
to deceive; to blind the eyes of
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
sunlight filtering through trees
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)
the law of the jungle; the strong prey on the weak; the weak become the victim of the strong
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
chilly; unpleasantly cold
troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to follow (someone) around; to cling (to); to dog; to hound; to harry; to pursue
to drag along; to take (a suspect to the police); to drag (someone) away
guardian; protector; patron; parent
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer