protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
independence; self-reliance
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
leader (of an alliance); leading power
(social) position; status
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to apologize; to apologise
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
language of one's country; mother tongue; native language
common language; lingua franca; standard language (language variety understood throughout a country)
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
Beijing dialect (of Mandarin); Pekingese
three; three years of age
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
idleness; lack of application; lazy study habits
people; men and women; each person; everybody
(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
than; from; out of; except; but; more
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
perfect; complete; flawless