this occasion; at this time; now
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to govern; to manage; to subdue
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
is something that; is that which
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
outside the country; abroad
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
conjunctive particle indicating a cause or reason
feeling keenly; fully realizing
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
in the meanwhile; during the time
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
of course; certainly; naturally
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
modulation (of voice); variation; variety; liveliness (e.g. of writing style)
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell