invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
living room (Western style); sitting room
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
at work; in the midst of work; working
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
patriotic concern for the future of one's country
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.); repression; putting down; quelling
arrest; apprehension; capture
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
absolute authority or power (over someone or something)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
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; influence (of stones)
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful conduct; shameful sight
naturally; of course; understandably
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role