meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to take a position (e.g. on an issue); to adopt a stance
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
the other day; some time ago; recently
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
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
do-or-die resistance; resistance to the bitter end
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to happen to have on hand or in stock
moment by moment; hour by hour
citizens of one's own country; fellow countrymen; compatriots
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
declaration; proclamation; announcement
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
invisibly; secretly; privately
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
supply; supplying; replenishment
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern