violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
arrest; apprehension; capture
best; most (valuable player); top (quality); grade A; ace; finest
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
evil design; crafty plan; plot
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
Records of the Three Kingdoms; Annals of the Three Kingdoms
the nail that sticks out gets hammered down; people that stick out too much get punished; tall trees catch much wind; people that excel at something become disliked
dealing with; coping with
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
time flies like an arrow; time and tide wait for no man; life is short
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
theremin (electronic musical instrument)
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
to shed light; to cast light
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
constant; invariable; chronic; everlasting
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
considerably; greatly; a lot
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched