to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
to shout (in anger); to yell
to come to one's senses; to calm down
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
to find an excuse; to rationalize; to find a pretext
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to lose face; to be disgraced
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
to hide; to conceal oneself
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
had better ...; had better not ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
secondary residence; vacation home; villa
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
outside the country; abroad
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
caravan; group of people touring to sell, investigate, etc.
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
not yet known; unknown; strange
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside