statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
Wu; region in China, south of the lower Yangtze; Wu; Southern Wu; Wu; Eastern Wu
some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...; or; either ... or
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
important point (e.g. on a route); important role (responsibility, etc.); opposition
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
classification; categorization; sorting
ordinary; common; mediocre
remarkable; striking; obvious
tendency; trend; inclination
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
person that annoys or causes trouble; false alarm
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
to assemble; to set up; to construct
inspection; examination; survey
inadequacy; inappropriateness; unfitness; impropriety
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
is something that; is that which
ober dictum; passing remark in a judgement
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may
one theory (opinion); another theory (opinion)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to explain adequately; to be accountable
picking out; taking out; (surgical) removal; exposure
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me