estrangement; alienation; disaffection; (customer) churn; attrition
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
backing (for a position); giving support to; helping (someone) to a position
rival candidate; rival; opponent; rival horse
rebellion; great uprising
disorder; disturbance; unrest
in general; on the whole; for the most part; by and large; almost all
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
lightning; thunder; thunderbolt
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
high grade; special grade; classy
to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
in swarms; in great crowds; in huge numbers; plentifully; a lot (of)
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to slander; to libel; to criticize; to criticise
sacred books; sutras; scriptures (Bible, Koran, etc.)
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)
rest; relaxation; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
on the one hand ... (and on the other ...); on one side
in name only; titular; nominal
in its entirety; whole; wholly
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
logic; reasoning; argument; line of argument
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
to like; to love; to be fond of
to maintain; to continue to have
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
surging sea; rough sea; large waves