strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
no way to do; nothing can be done
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
quickly adaptable; pro-active
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
hair on the back of one's head
inscrutable; incomprehensible
to beat time; to mark time
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to hit; to beat; to shout at; to yell at
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
to warm up to; to become enthusiastic about; to be elated
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
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