authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
to fray one's nerves; to wear out one's nerves; to frazzle one's nerves; to be a nervous wreck
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
enforcement of official discipline; tightening of discipline; eliminating corruption among government officials
finding fault (with); being picky
immorality; iniquity; impropriety
disqualification; unfitness; noncompliance
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
to incur someone's enmity
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
intention; aim; preference (for); orientation (towards a goal)
extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
war funds; war expenditures; military spending
transfer; assignment; conveyance