bribery scheme; acquisition maneuver
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
bulletin board; notice board; billboard; roadside sign; sign on a post, usu. wooden, esp. containing information about a sight, warning, congratulations, etc.
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
Asian hazel (Corylus heterophylla var. thunbergii); Siberian hazel
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
breath; breathing; tone; mood
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
it's no joke; gimme a break!
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)