strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
gender; distinction of sex; sex
misrepresentation; false statement
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to overstep the mark; to go too far; to overdo it
document; official papers
distinguished war service; merit of war
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
outside of; not covered by
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
authority; power; influence
to sentence; to assign a penalty
difficult to ...; hard to ...
sublimation; sublimating (an emotion, impulse, etc.); channelling; diverting
to replace; to move; to change the position of
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
being one in body and soul; of one flesh; two hearts beating as one
to be emotionally moved; to have a lump in one's throat
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
that is to say; so that means
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
environment; circumstance
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot