opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
recommendation (of a person for a position); nomination
denghu (phonetic method of classifying Chinese finals)
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
secret ceremony; ritual; sanctum sanctorum
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
firm; strong; solid; stable
(not) in the least; (not) at all
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
to be unmovable; to be well-established; to take root
to become decrepit and ugly with age
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to mix; to stir; to blend
seedbed; nursery; seed-plot
to have meaning; to be meaningful
dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to crumble away; to collapse
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
trunk; torso; body; body (of an aircraft); fuselage; hull (of a ship)
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
lax; lenient; lukewarm; slow; sluggish
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
all; entire; whole; altogether
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
fall of the curtain; end of an act; end; ending; close