outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
control; management (e.g. of a business)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
form; shape; figure; visage
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
orpiment; gamboge; falsification; alteration
substation; branch office
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
this and that; one thing or another
indescribable; having no way to express
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
general; popular; common; typical
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance
to manage something successfully; to be successful
of great promise; with a promising future
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true