abrupt; sudden; unexpected
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
idealistic thought (argument)
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
to use somebody's (argument, attack) against them
Ms; Miss; Madame; highbrow (woman); cerebral
hostility; antagonism; opposition
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to put into effect; to put into practice
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to pierce through; to break through
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
infection; contagion; becoming infected
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; (lit.) to cross a dangerous bridge
money (given as thanks); reward money; fee; key money; fee paid for rental rights
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
arm; skill; efforts; ability
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
region; limits; stage; level
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)