excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
stubborn person; obstinate person; stubbornness; obstinacy
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to flare up; to fly into a rage
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued
reopening; resumption; restarting
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
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
of course; certainly; naturally
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
same; similar; (just) like; equal
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
publicness (degree to which a particular action will affect society as large); public nature; commonality
in terms of; from the point of view of
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
countermeasure; counter-measure
manipulation of information; spin
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
in that way; like that; that way
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
evening; night; nighttime
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
government service; the bureaucracy
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
urgency; exigency; emergency
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
what time; (lit.) which hour
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
disclosure; exposure; revelation
name; given name; first name
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
ignorant of the ways of the world
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving