win-loss records (between two participants)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
directly opposite; right in front
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
right (to do something); authority; power
interruption; interference; butting in
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
calling by name; designation; nomination
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
support; backing; patronage
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
outrageous lie; outright lie
although I say; although one might say; although called
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
identically; in the (exact) same way; similarly
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
pride; dignity; self-worth
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
firmly rooted; deep-seated
to animate; to liven up; to cheer up
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
somehow; for some reason or other
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
simply; merely; only; solely
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
in the end; at the end of the day
to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying