quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
bad influence; negative influence
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
cunning; crafty; wily; sly
to toady; to be obsequious
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
guess; conjecture; surmise
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
he; she; that person; (arch.) you