feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
such; like that; that sort of; very
unveiling; debut; introduction
particularly; only; in the case of
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
probability; likelihood; chances
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
to refuse; to decline; to deny
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to be among the top five; to be one of the five best
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
secret information; intelligence
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
headhunting; collecting the heads of dead enemies as trophies
national border; provincial border
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
having not the slightest idea
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order