staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
not busy; unengaged; being free; leisure
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
to become clear; to be made public
to be parted from; to be separated
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
10th day of the month; ten days
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
former (incumbent); predecessor
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
to bend a bow; to shoot an arrow; to rise up against; to rebel against
to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress
highest grade; finest quality; top class; superlative (degree)
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
young and energetic; up-and-coming
railgun (gun in which a conductive projectile is propelled using electromagnetic force)
coin toss; coin flip; toss of a coin