splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
one's regular inn; one's usual hotel
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason
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
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
large number (of); many; majority
estrangement; alienation; disaffection
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
turning over while sleeping in bed; betrayal; double-crossing
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
unification of the whole country
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
at once; immediately; right now
sea bream (Sparidae); porgy; tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
how; in what way; by what means
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)