large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
price; cost; value; worth; value
ten; 10; ten years of age
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
value judgement; value judgment
admiration; wonder; astonishment
imprudent; indiscreet; immodest; indecent; inconsiderate; inappropriate
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
approval; acceptance; toleration
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
large number (of); many; majority
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to chop; to cut off; to chop off; to hack off
leased line; private circuit; private line
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
as expected; as predicted
negotiations; bargaining; talks; making demands
moderate; proper; just right
if so; in that case; in that situation
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances (for something); to bear (something) in mind; to ebb and flow
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
to come into focus; to be in focus; to be on the point
chain; series; connection; linkage
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
forced to use; forced into a position
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
one cause; one reason; one factor
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
foolish; nonsensical; absurd; ridiculous; trifling
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
to fall behind; to drop out; to drop; to fall; to spill