to look down (on); to condescend (to)
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
background (of a scene, picture, etc.); background (of an event, person, etc.); circumstances; background music; background (activity)
unclear; indistinct; obscure; opaque; inarticulate; dim
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
to call together; to convene
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
huge rock; firmness; solidity
to think of; to come up with
feeling; mood; disgusting; sickening; revolting
discriminatory; discriminative
looter; plunderer; pillager; marauder
to crack down on (e.g. crime, corruption); to deal a crushing blow to; to bring down the hammer on
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe; increasing
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
goal to strive for; challenge
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
circulation; dissemination
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
extrajudicial; extralegal; supralegal
conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence
to be damaged; to receive damage
deportation; expulsion from the country
improper; inappropriate; unjust; unfair; unreasonable
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
decrease; reduction; fall; depreciation; mitigation
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
together; mutually; reciprocally; adds a nuance of solemnity or formality
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
(program of) entertainments; special events; exhibitions; amusements; attractions
too many to count; too numerous to mention
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown