raising (a question); bringing up (a problem); instituting (a lawsuit); (arch.) lifting up
solution; solution strategy
broker; intermediary; broking house
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation; reverse operation
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
one by one; one at a time; in turn
daring; fearless; audacious; bold; dauntless; daredevil
to press a question; to cross-examine
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
the appropriate person; competent person
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
poisonous snake; poisonous serpent
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
and then; and so; and; so then
head temple of a sect; (organizational) headquarters; (organisational) headquarters
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
assertiveness; positiveness; initiative; spirit of enterprise
self-centeredness; selfishness; egotism; egocentricity