casually; nonchalantly; easily; without difficulty; as if nothing had happened
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
strange; odd; unusual; eccentric; peculiar
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
imperial throne; the Crown
joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
machine; mechanism; gadget
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)
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
to become excited; to grow lively
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
secret feud; wordless pantomime performed in the dark
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
matter of time; question of time
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
outside the country; abroad
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless
hostility; animosity; enmity
abhorrent; abominable; detestable; ominous; inauspicious; unlucky
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
process; course; mechanism
a great variety of; diversity