to be consistent; to be coherent
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to explain adequately; to be accountable
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
impossible; unlikely; improbable
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
as soon as possible; at the earliest time
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
numerator; molecule; member; element
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
large number (of); many; majority
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
messenger; envoy; emissary
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
indicate reason; infers some protest
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
society; the world; the times
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
base of the tongue; root of the tongue
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
successive generations; successive emperors
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to be kind to; to treat kindly