national traits; national characteristic; character of the inhabitants of a nation
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
spring (device); spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
to stay bottled up inside oneself; to be introverted; to have a melancholic appearance, atmosphere (of a person, object, place); to have a gloomy appearance
classic example; classic case; textbook example; representative example; typical case
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
deep-seated grudge; hatred
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
tenacious; persistent; stubborn; vindictive; spiteful; vengeful
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
advocate; defender; champion; backer
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
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
to boil down; to condense; to think through to the end; to reduce to essentials
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
replacement; substitution; rebuilding; changing
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
support; backing; aid; assistance
simply; merely; only; solely
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
for this very reason; that is exactly why
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to break the silence; to break one's silence
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout