proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
consolation money; solatium; reparation; damages; settlement
to harm; to cause harm to
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
concession; conciliation; compromise
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
this occasion; at this time; now
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
exactly as stated; verbatim
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen