as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
to master something (through personal experience)
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
money loser; high-cost, low-return project
sad; wretched; deplorable
one's place of appointment; one's post
to insinuate; to satirize; to satirise; to take a dig at
military officer; naval officer
hostility; animosity; enmity
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
calm; composed; cool; quiet
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
commission; entrusting with (work); part-time employee; temporary work
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
art of war; strategy; tactics
of course; certainly; naturally
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time