once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
survival; survivor; relic
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to lay aside; to set aside
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
decision; settlement; definition
scientific crime detection; forensic investigation
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
secret; private; surreptitious
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to some extent; to a certain extent
to gather; to collect; to assemble
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to hide; to keep to oneself
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
right (to do something); authority; power
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
tendency; trend; inclination
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
worst; worst-case (scenario)
script; screenplay; scenario
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross