conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
at; in; at; when; by; with
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
different opinion; objection
spreading; disseminating; scattering; diffusion (of light, gas)
to cause a stir; to create a stir; to make a stir; to cause repercussions
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
attaching too much importance to; placing disproportionate emphasis on; making too much of
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
person of low rank or position
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
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
opportunity; chance; good time (to do); trend; tendency; momentum
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
base support (e.g. for a party in an election); substrate; load bearing layer; supporting layer
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
hostility; animosity; enmity
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
passionate; hot-blooded; full of vitality
will; desire; eagerness; interest; drive; motivation
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to kick (hard); to send flying with a kick; to kick away; to reject flatly; to refuse outright; to turn down
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)