advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
unskilled; awkward; bad; clumsy; poor
in that manner; like that
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
rapid development; rapid unfolding
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
unmatched (unparalleled) accuracy
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)
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
somehow or other; one way or another; by some means or other
to be scheduled to (do); to be expected to (do)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
memory-making; making memories
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow