lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
along with; in line with; following; due to; as a result of; in accordance with
frame (physical structure); framework; framework (of a plan, system, etc.); structure; outline
candidate (for an election)
abandoned; out-of-use; obsolete; abolished; decommissioned
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
manipulation of public opinion
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
two meals; (eating) two meals a day
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; attachment; contact play; sound effect produced by striking a wooden board with clappers
lie; fib; falsehood; untruth
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
right to know; right to access information
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
discharge; evacuation; emission (e.g. of CO2); ejection; excretion
to lose sight of; to miss
delivery; handing over; turning over; extradition
second (supplementary) sound channel
accomplishment; execution
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
to increase more and more; to continue to increase; to become more and more intense; to get stronger and stronger
gossip; corner of the mouth
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
to overflow from something full
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
the lower classes; the common people