assertion; declaration; affirmation
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
sending a ship to the bottom; sinking (a ship); to sink a ship
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
tension; mental strain; nervousness
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
whispering into a person's ear
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
complete victory; winning a tournament with no losses
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
rigour; rigor; closeness; compactness; tightly knit
to perform in tune with each other; to get along well; to be in perfect harmony; to make a perfect pair (team, etc.)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...