fixed interval; fixed period
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
occupation; calling; livelihood
to violate the law; to have a brush with the law; to have a run-in with the law
(one's) concern; having (something) to do with
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
influence; clout; leverage
internal conditions; true state of affairs
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
to claim victims; to leave casualties
to strip a person of all his or her clothes; to leave someone with nothing; to leave someone penniless; to steal someone blind
to link (information, accounts, etc.); to associate; to connect
addition; annexation; appendage
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
one-by-one; separately; in detail
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
reserve; modesty; hesitation; abhorrence; repugnance; loathing
leader; originator; moving spirit; prime mover
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to live; to reside; to inhabit
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
preface; introduction; preamble
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
friction; discord; strife
advance; moving forward; progress
mechanism; machinery; system; structure; organization
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total