flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
hierarchical relationship; superior-subordinate relationship; senior-junior relationship
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
alma mater clique; old school tie
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
transfer (of a call, patient, etc.); forwarding (a letter, email, etc.); redirection; transfer (of data); transmission
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
role; part; job; assignment
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
don't you think?; indicates question
suspension of business; temporary closure (of a store, school, etc.); shutdown; holiday
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
restaurant that only serves set meals
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
radiant smile; contented smile
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to half-rise to one's feet
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with