decipherment; interpretation; making out; identification
consideration; taking into account; sympathy with
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
respectfully; private secretary
to finish reading; to read through
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to appease; to suppress; to calm
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
(social) class; rank; grade
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
even though one has fallen on hard times; however down on one's luck one may be
way of hearing; way a spoken statement is taken; way of asking
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
elucidation; explicit statement; specification
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
control; management; supervision
based on; built on; made from
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
to do one good; to be beneficial; to stand in someone else's shoes; (arch.) to care deeply for someone
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
to thrust before; to thrust at
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to cut off (a relationship)
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
emergency; urgency; imminence
potentiality; dormancy; latency