trick; trap; stratagem; intraoperative; during surgery
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
failed student; student required to repeat a year
scandal; deplorable event
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
unaffiliated voters; floating voters; swinging voters
ballot paper; voting paper
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
extremely; exceptionally; extraordinarily; terribly; super
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
difficult to say which of the two is better; hard to tell which is better; (there is) little to choose between them
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
false rumor (rumour); false alarm; misinformation
Records of the Three Kingdoms; Annals of the Three Kingdoms
Minister of War (Zhou-dynasty China)
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
great man; heroic figure; remarkable character
real image; real form; real-life image; true picture
day duty; day shift; class duty (students)
weekly report; weekly bulletin
wiles; trick; artifice; lover (male) (esp. of a prostitute)
wisdom; intellectual power; intelligence; mental capacity; brains
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
conference room; council room
record of proceedings; minutes
to pause; to have a short intermission
desire for improvement (in social standing, etc.); ambition to rise in the world
final warning; ultimatum; last notice
in name but not in reality