representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to give thought to; to bear in mind; to keep in mind
(meterological) observation
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
season; the times; opportunity; occasion
to be led by; to be headed by
to take away; to carry off
submission; return to allegiance
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
one's own property; possessions
action; behavior; behaviour; (arch.) recommendation (of a person for a position)
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
official document; archives
(at) any time; always; at all times; whenever
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
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
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
taking into consideration; giving consideration (to)
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to refer to; to use as reference
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
not necessarily so; is not always true