to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
society; public; community; social studies
reform; reformation; reorganization
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
split; division; break up
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
pure heart; naivete; innocence
choices; alternatives; options
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
and; thereupon; because of that
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
probe each other; sound each other out
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
cunning; crafty; wily; sly
be (that) as it may; having said that
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
authority; power; influence