drama; play; powerful drug
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
exactly as stated; verbatim
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
payment of debts; repayment
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
security for a loan; collateral
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
show; exhibition; spectacle
way out; means to escape; escape route
full payment; liquidation
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
wherein; therein; thereinto
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
1000 sheets (of paper); many pages; book tripe; bible tripe; leaf tripe
sense of relief; feeling of relief
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
misconstruction; distortion; misinterpretation; misunderstanding; perversion; contortion
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
use; utilization; utilisation; application
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
place; room; margin; scope
preventive measure; precautionary measure
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
simultaneously; all at once; in unison