experienced; veteran; skilled; expert
present; current; in operation
sudden death; unexpected death
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
uniform; even; across-the-board; equal
bowl (of a pipe); fire grate; censer; flash pan (of a muzzle-loading gun); priming pan
connection; link; relationship
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
large build; large pattern
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
central part; heart (of a city, etc.)
small office home office; SOHO
origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology
theatre; theater; playhouse
entertainment district; amusement area; pleasure quarter; red-light district
gaudy; showy; garish; loud
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
pupil and (dark) iris of the eye
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan
to perceive; to understand
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
joining (an association, agreement, etc.); participation; affiliation; accession
countries all over the world; all the countries of the world
political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry
global scale; worldwide scale
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
vibrancy; strength; one's prime (around age 30; esp. of a man); counter for cones or sticks of moxa burned on the skin (in moxibustion)
China; Han dynasty (of China; 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man
red tape; red-tapism; officialism; bureaucratic bungling
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
to cross (each other); to pass (each other); to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by; to have a misunderstanding; to go awry