terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
looking pale; looking unwell
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
snake; serpent; large snake
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
many; much; plenty; hardly
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
alone; by oneself; on one's own
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
transfer (trains, buses, etc.); change; switch (to another ideology, party, system, method, etc.); change; switching (stock); chromosomal crossover
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
imagination; supposition; guess
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
ex-husband; former husband
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
in that way; like that; that way
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; to make it clear where one stands; to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy