pride; dignity; self-respect
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
lining; land that does not adjoin to public or private roads
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?