actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
intelligence operative; spy
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
van (of a movement); vanguard; forefront
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
to assert; to declare; to list (one by one); to enumerate; to spread rumours (rumors); to go on and on (about)
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to repeat; to do over again
burlesque; low comedy; farce
tedious; boring; being fed up with
false accusation; trumped up-charge; pretext; statement that cannot be retracted; saying something one cannot take back
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
to pile up; to accumulate
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
cannot be helped; unavoidable
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
operation (of a bus or train service); service; running; movement (of a heavenly body); motion; revolution
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
to wreak damage on; to cause trouble to; to ravage; to go around causing damage; to rampage from place to place; to ravage far and wide
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
cooperation; coordination; collaboration; integration; linking
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.