standard-bearer; flag-bearer
good and evil; purity and impurity; voiced and unvoiced consonants
clearly; brightly; cleanly; purely
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
looks; features; (personal) appearance
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
material; substance; matter
extremely dangerous; full of peril
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
third highest division; wrestlers of the third highest division
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
generous; magnanimous; open-handed; liberal
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
to have an uneasy conscience
in the event that it did not (or does not) exist; without
to crow at the break of dawn (of a rooster, etc.); to mark the dawn; to proclaim the dawn
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
longing for; burning desire
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (of a geisha, prostitute, etc.)
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
apt to do; liable to do; tend to do; prone to do
countermeasure; counter-measure
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
general framework; broad outline; rough idea; generally; broadly; in broad terms
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
to follow advice; to act upon advice