complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
military personnel; soldier
having said that; on the other hand
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
such ... as; or some such
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
(someone else's) daughter
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to go out and away; to leave
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
research team; investigative team; survey team; reconnaissance team; investigative commission; fact-finding party
members; member; constituent
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
looking away; looking aside
attractiveness; charm; amiability
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
to employ; to hire; to charter
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to entrust; to leave to a person
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
existence; possession; having; limited company
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
name; given name; first name