assertion; declaration; affirmation
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
to explain adequately; to be accountable
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
thuddingly; plumping down (like a heavy weight)
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
prisoner's dilemma; prisoners' dilemma
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
river; stream; River; the ... river
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
rest; break; recess; intermission
prohibition; inhibition; ban
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
(police) detective; criminal matter
example; exercise (for the reader)
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
remaining silent; keeping secret
penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
release; liberation; acquittal
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing