(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
(religious) faith; belief; creed
(the) way home; return trip; (the) way back
chief editor; managing editor; manager; person in charge
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
to establish; to formulate
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
(enactment of) legislation; lawmaking; legislative
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
ritual; religious service; festival
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
influential person; man of importance
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
bigoted; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address; first tone (in Chinese); level tone
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
powerful person; influential person
detestable; despicable; abhorrent
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
depravity; corruption; degradation
courting; wooing; making advances
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
mask; disguise; guise; mask
true character; real nature
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
ceremonious; unduly distant (e.g. towards a friend); overly formal; reserved
honorific title; honorific term of address