omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
the very start; the very beginning
of little importance; trivial; worthless; valueless
sincerity; true heart; devotion
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
lethality; killing effectiveness
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
low intelligence; low IQ; feeble-mindedness; unintelligent person; person with a low IQ
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
(arch.) clearly; (arch.) brightly; cleanly; purely
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
certainly; surely; definitely
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
worldwide; common to the whole world; universal
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
narrow-minded; small-minded; close-minded; intolerant
personage; person (deserving of respect)
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
to stiffen; to become stiff
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
spinal fluid; gray matter; grey matter
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
narrow-minded; intolerant; petty
vacant space; aperture; gap; opening
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct