vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
unaffected and sincere, with fortitude and vigor (vigour)
if not; otherwise; or else
and (also); both ... and; as well as
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
making one's best exertions
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
to frame; to falsely accuse of a crime
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
based on; built on; made from
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing
excuse; evasion; dodge; subterfuge; evasive answer
clan; partisans; participation (e.g. in a plot); one flavour; one charm; one ingredient (in traditional Chinese medicine)
as time goes by; as time went by; with the passage of time; over time
specific gravity; relative density; relative importance; weight
thoughtless; rash; hasty; imprudent
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
now (with the nuance of 'the last moment'); this late in the game
useless resistance; vain struggle
to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
temptress; vamp; siren; femme fatale; evil woman; she-devil
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
abusive language; violent language; wild words
fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)
with a clang or a clink; tinkle
Confucianism; Confucianist; Chinese scholar
complete bed rest; complete rest and quiet
undivided attention; concentration