quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
participation; joining; entry; adherence
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
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
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
secret; private; surreptitious
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
support; backing; aid; assistance
covert action; covert operations
password; watchword; motto; slogan
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
atrocity; (arch.) treason
party; set; gang; company; person
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to wait for one's punishment; to wait before one gets what's coming to one; (lit.) to wash one's neck and wait (i.e. for one's beheading)
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
beforehand; in advance; previously
like this; in this way; as you see
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
sincere; earnest; serious
simple honesty; tactless frankness
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
imperial throne; the Crown
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in