management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
final decision; ultimate decision; official decision; finalizing; last word (on or about something); final word
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
authority; power; influence
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
and yet; despite (all) that
to be conspicuous; to stand out
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to be stripped of all one's clothes; to lose everything one has
shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
outside of; not covered by
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
number of times; frequency; count
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
to be consistent; to be coherent
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
rational; logical; coherent
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention; conflict (with a theory, claim, etc.); inconsistency; (arch.) collision; (arch.) contact
madness; craziness; insanity
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
coverall apron; cook's apron
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution