to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
to reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.; to discover (by investigation); to bring to light; to start washing
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
(political) administration; political power
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to say; to be called; to do
monolith; large slab of rock; unity (of a group, organization, etc.); unanimity; solidarity
to be loyal to; to serve; to offer allegiance
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
I regret to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
making off with (something); absconding; stolen; absconded (with)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
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
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
to follow; to accompany; to serve; to work under; to obey
outside the country; abroad
belief; faith; conviction
pride; dignity; self-respect
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
to be discouraged; to shrink from
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
to change (one's clothes)
hindrance; obstacle; harm (to one's health); bad effect; menstruation; period