forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to talk of one's dreams (esp. unrealistic, far-fetched ones); to dream out loud
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
how many years; how long; what year
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
exceptionally effective; overwhelming effectiveness
third day of the month; three days
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
all companies; each company
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
traitor (to one's country); quisling
to look around; to look towards (us)
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
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
racing (an engine); idling (an engine); going in circles (esp. argument, discussion, etc.); spinning one's wheels
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to be sullen; to be offended; to be stuffy; to be stifling; slowly (exhaling smoke)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
capable of anything; liable to do
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor